Nexus Smartwatches Angelfish and
Swordfish
We still don’t have concrete information
about the number of Nexus devices that will come out this year. We have two
devices from HTC and one device from Huawei doing the rounds but no official
confirmation yet. The HTC phones come with codenames Marlin and Sailfish, while
the one from Huawei has the number H1622. But now we have news about a totally
different category of devices from Nexus. According to a very trustworthy
report from Android Police Google is currently working on two Nexus
Smartwatches.
The Nexus Smartwatches are codenamed
Angelfish and Swordfish respectively which is very similar to the naming scheme
on their smartphones. We even have some of their alleged specifications. The
phone is expected to come out based on Android Wear 2.0 platform.
Out of the two Nexus Smartwatches, the
Angelfish will be the top end model. It has a thickness of 0.55-inches and a
diameter of 1.71-inches. A larger watchface will be present on the Angelfish
and it will have features like GPS, LTE, and a heart rate monitor. What is more
enticing is the support for Android Wear 2.0’s native apps!
The Swordfish is the more affordable
offering out of the two smartwatches. It comes with a dial that measures
1.65-inches in diameter and has a thickness of 0.41-inches. According to the
report, the Swordfish will be available in silver, titanium and rose gold
finishes.
Since the Swordfish cannot function as a
standalone device, it will have only basic functionalities. It will have support
for Google’s MODE bands but the Angelfish doesn’t have support for it. The
report from Android Police suggests that the Nexus Smartwatches will come out
soon. It may be announced along with this year’s Nexus devices, so we are
looking at a September release date for these two.
