HTC Nexus Marlin Specs

[Aquila]

HTC Nexus 2016 (codenamed Marlin) now spotted on Geekbench - GSMArena.com news

Some more data about the Marlin.

 

[tsparks1]

Of course that would require the phone to know how far away the floor was and at what angle... OMG, Tango phone!

lol

 

[tokuzumi]

I thought the 6P was to big, returned it and got a MXPE. Interestingly the same size screen but smaller over all physical footprint. So lost nothing IMO, but gained an easier to hold device with a bit better sounding speakers. I think a 5.5 screen size sounds good to me. My MXP needs to break or stop working somehow before I'd ditch it for anything else tho. HTC doing speakers after their effort with the 10 leaves me leery of any HTC nexus device. Good. quality sounding speakers are high on my priority list for any new device. the 6P spoiled me then the MXP spoiled me rotten.
Furthermore HTC update frequency are a pretty big question mark for those that salivate over every monthly security patch.

Google sends the updates to the Nexus devices. Not HTC.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

I don't care about updates every month although lots of people seem to think it's important. The MXP is still on February's..

Unfortunately not everyone can be convinced that keeping their data safe (which includes other people's contact info!) is an important feature.

 

[fall back]

i completely agree with girl_interrupted513

 

[anon(5506951)]

Even if the Marlin has the same tweeter/woofer setup as the HTC 10, it still doesn't guarantee the same audio output. The Nexus won't have HTC's settings to tweak the sound profile. So unless Google made a deal with HTC to include it, it still won't be like the HTC 10, much less front-facing stereo speakers. One of the reasons I was willing to give HTC a shot again was because of the superior audio (save for the Axon 7, which is the best, imho). Unless I'm proven completely wrong on this and battery, I'll be holding on to the 6P for another year.

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[slave]

Then it's settled, get an HTC 10. I mean, what's the issue. You like HTC's speakers, software and output, then go get it. I am not disappointed that my Silverado doesn't have a v8 Hemi. If I wanted a Hemi, I would have gotten a Ram.

I don't understand the disappointment with people over this phone. It's not 5.7", it's not a 4000 mAh battery, and it doesn't have an SD card. They make those phones, go get them.

I had a N6. It was a huge ugly brick of a phone, I was sick of it after 3 months. This one is a liitle too big, I prefer the size of the N5. I am willing to trade that size for this battery, ram, storage and camera. It's a trade off of what you want as opposed to not want.

You want HTC's speaker system to play your phone out loud the three times a year you are showing coworkers videos. So, go get the HTC 10. I have my Beats on my ears for travel, my Beats earbuds for the gym. Cell phone speakers are pitiful, always will be, and really, if you want sound that bad, get bluetooth speakers. Are you trying to DJ a party with your cellphone speakers?

 

[Lepa79]

What are the most selling branded phones? Apple and Samsung. Do they have front facing speakers? No. Why? Because these companies figured out a while back that majority of consumers would prefer smaller profile phones vs huge ones as a result of front facing speakers.

 

[anon(9072051)]

Why? Because these companies figured out a while back that majority of consumers would prefer smaller profile phones vs huge ones as a result of front facing speakers.

Naw. If A and S and purt near everyone else sells phones with speakers located on the bottom, it's because it is easier and cheaper to manufacture those shells and slap those phones together. Consumer preferences will never trump dollars and cents.

 

[AllenRulz]

Then it's settled, get an HTC 10. I mean, what's the issue. You like HTC's speakers, software and output, then go get it. I am not disappointed that my Silverado doesn't have a v8 Hemi. If I wanted a Hemi, I would have gotten a Ram.

I don't understand the disappointment with people over this phone. It's not 5.7", it's not a 4000 mAh battery, and it doesn't have an SD card. They make those phones, go get them.

I had a N6. It was a huge ugly brick of a phone, I was sick of it after 3 months. This one is a liitle too big, I prefer the size of the N5. I am willing to trade that size for this battery, ram, storage and camera. It's a trade off of what you want as opposed to not want.

You want HTC's speaker system to play your phone out loud the three times a year you are showing coworkers videos. So, go get the HTC 10. I have my Beats on my ears for travel, my Beats earbuds for the gym. Cell phone speakers are pitiful, always will be, and really, if you want sound that bad, get bluetooth speakers. Are you trying to DJ a party with your cellphone speakers?

Amen to this lmao. Very well said. I can't wait for this Nexus (Marlin)

 

[s2weden2000]

n0pe...

 

[Lepa79]

Naw. If A and S and purt near everyone else sells phones with speakers located on the bottom, it's because it is easier and cheaper to manufacture those shells and slap those phones together. Consumer preferences will never trump dollars and cents.

Companies will make what consumers want if there is enough demand to make it profitable and sustained. Front facing speakers simply does not fit that category. Yes, they are nice but come with a big draw back for majority of consumers and that is it makes the phone so dang big. It's economic 101, nothing more and nothing less.

 

[DavidJ726]

I haven't compared the line by line spec sheets between this and the 2016 flagships, but I don't feel like I'm seeing a lot of *significant* difference between them, however, since I've had to tolerate a sub-standard camera for so long (I only upgrade once every 18-24 months) any improvement in that area is going to be a welcome upgrade for me. The one area that I am disappointed in is the lack front facing speakers. Coming from a HTC M8 HK, I keep hoping that HTC, Samsung or Nexus would adopt that feature, but so far I've been disappointed.

David

 

[slave]

I haven't compared the line by line spec sheets between this and the 2016 flagships, but I don't feel like I'm seeing a lot of *significant* difference between them, however, since I've had to tolerate a sub-standard camera for so long (I only upgrade once every 18-24 months) any improvement in that area is going to be a welcome upgrade for me. The one area that I am disappointed in is the lack front facing speakers. Coming from a HTC M8 HK, I keep hoping that HTC, Samsung or Nexus would adopt that feature, but so far I've been disappointed.

David

Again, the HTC 10 has front facing speakers. Go and buy it.

 

[Aquila]

Again, the HTC 10 has front facing speakers. Go and buy it.

It does?

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

It does?

It has one front face speaker and a bottom mounted speaker.

The earpiece on the front has a speaker.

 

[Harish Jain]

No one seems to be commenting on AMOLED screen
though

 

[slave]

It does?

I could be mistaken, the 9 does. The 10 has that cool bottom and earpiece thing going with the nice software. These people have the options to get what they want instead of crying constantly for a feature virtually no one wants.

Who wants those giant bezels? The 6P and 5X look stupid with those bezels.

 

[Aquila]

No one seems to be commenting on AMOLED screen
though

What about it?

 

[anon(9072051)]

It's economic 101, nothing more and nothing less.

No. I'll give you Marketing 101 but not ECON 101. Apple did such an impressive job with marketing the 1st generation iPhone, the grandaddy of phones with bottom-firing speakers, that they managed to create an accidental smartphone archetype that damned near every OEM has been copying from day one. That archetype is earpiece at top, screen in the middle, button below the screen (usually round, lately sometimes rectangular), and speaker holes on the bottom (if anything but the front is made visible). Even smartphone clipart typically looks more like an iPhone (or a Samsung). For some reason turning that bottom button a into second speaker turns seemingly rational people into emotional wrecks.

Also, considering the sheer number of smartphones that are released each year, a one-size-that-fits-the-most-hands argument, just like a one-price-point-for-most-wallets argument, is severely limited--safe, but limited. Some consumers want phones that are less than 5" tall; others want phones that are no more than 5.5" tall; others (like me) don't give a crap as long as we can still hold the thing in one hand and not need an ergonomically designed holster to hork it around. Consumer preference is not so easy to establish unless you go into the process already convinced about what you're going to find out.