Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC Corp (宏達電) has secured orders from Google to make two of the US firm’s planned flagship smartphones, according to a report published by the Web site Indiatodayintech.
The Web site said that Google has teamed up with HTC to produce two Nexus smartphones, provisionally named Marlin and Sailfish.
“Earlier, we had heard reports that HTC was making two Nexus phones, for now codenamed Marlin and Sailfish. If accurate, you can expect the devices to be based on HTC’s [latest] flagship HTC 10 smartphone,” the Web site said.
However, the models are to be powered by Qualcomm Inc’s Snapdragon 821 processor instead of the Snapdragon 820 processor HTC used in the HTC 10, which was unveiled in April and is now on sale around the world, the report said.
Market analysts said that the contract manufacturing deal with Google is expected to help HTC secure an additional revenue source, while the ties between the two companies could deepen, reinforcing hopes that the US high-tech firm will lend more support to the Taiwanese smartphone brand to broaden its sales network and increase its own-model sales in the global market.
In addition to the HTC 10, several other international brands have also equipped their latest flagship models with the Snapdragon 820 processor, such as Samsung Electronics Co’s Galaxy S7, LG Corp’s G5 and Sony Corp’s Xperia X Performance, the report said.
Google’s two new handsets are expected to run faster than many of its competitors’ products, so they are expected to be positioned at the high end of the market, the report said.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 and Taiwan-based Asustek Computer Inc’s (華碩) ZenFone 3 Deluxe could be equipped with the Snapdragon 821 processor in the future, the report said.
Last year, Google launched two Nexus models — the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X and the 5.5-inch Nexus 6P, which were built by LG and China’s Huawei Technologies Co (華為) respectively.
There has been speculation that HTC has stepped in to grab a share from LG and Huawei for the contract manufacturing deal.
The report said that the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P were well-liked by consumers, and Google has high hopes that the Marlin and Sailfish will also be received well.
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