Google\u2019s getting ready to bring a new sweet Android treat along with some phone goodies. The search engine giant sent out invitations to the Nexus 6P\/Nexus 5X event with the words \u201cJoin us for some tasty treats and much s\u2019more.\u201d The words \u201ctasty treat\u201d and \u201cs\u2019more\u201d are a dead giveaway to the new Android 6.0 Marshmallow update name that has been agreed upon by the company. At the same time, this invite could indicate that Google plans to serve s\u2019mores and marshmallows at its end-of-the-month event.<\/p>\n
Android 6.0 Marshmallow has quite a few nice additions that will enhance Android and maintain its place as the dominant mobile platform worldwide. We\u2019ve covered app permissions, but we can\u2019t forget to point out that Google intends to bring better battery life and power management to Android. It seems as though \u201cDoze\u201d didn\u2019t exactly achieve the hopes Google set for it, and this seems to be Google\u2019s way of starting over. We also know that Android 6.0 Marshmallow will bring some new wallpapers for Google\u2019s latest and greatest, with the Nexus 6P, Huawei\u2019s Nexus, and the Nexus 5X, LG\u2019s Nexus, being the first to get the wallpapers and the update. Google\u2019s not abandoning its Nexus 6 and older Nexus owners; the company will then roll out the new Android Marshmallow update to older Nexus devices.<\/p>\n
The Nexus 6P will prove vital for Google, as the company seeks to reclaim the place it lost in China back in 2010. Huawei has risen to become the third-top manufacturer of smartphones worldwide, and, with the company\u2019s rise in its homeland, Google could sure use Huawei to enhance its influence upon the country. The Nexus 6P will be the most expensive of Google\u2019s Nexus devices, and Huawei looks to bring its best effort to the device. We\u2019ve already discussed that the black bar on the top of the back cover doesn\u2019t look good on a white smartphone, with a black Nexus 6P hiding the hideous black bar. The Nexus 5X, LG\u2019s contribution, looks as fabulous as ever. LG\u2019s Nexus 5 2013 was a premium plastic smartphone, and it\u2019s still holding up after two years. We have a feeling that more budget-friendly \u201cGooglers\u201d will find LG\u2019s offering to be more compelling for the price point, but Huawei\u2019s implementation of Samsung\u2019s AMOLED displays is sure to win over Samsung fans who don\u2019t like TouchWiz and prefer more of a basic Google Android experience.<\/p>\n
As we\u2019ve already shown in benchmarks, neither of these devices look to top Samsung\u2019s arsenal of Galaxy S and Note devices this year in terms of performance, but budget-friendly price points aren\u2019t fixated on such things. Google\u2019s added SD card support in Android Marshmallow, but neither the Nexus 6P or Nexus 5X are rumored to have microSD card slots \u2013 although we can\u2019t know for sure until their reveal on September 29th.<\/p>\n