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China's Huawei teams up with Google for the 'most premium' Nexus smartphone yet, featuring fingerprint scanner and new camera

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The new Nexus 5X (left) relies on long-term partner LG for its hardware, but Google is gambling on China's Huawei to provide the goods for the premium Nexus 6P (right). Photo: SCMP Pictures
He Huifengin Guangdong

Google and Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies jointly introduced the Nexus 6P, a smartphone featuring Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google’s latest operating system for mobile devices, in San Francisco on Tuesday (local time).

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The device also features a new fingerprint scanner, Nexus camera and and improved version of Google's Now on Tap personal assistant, the companies said in a joint statement.

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On the same day, the US search giant rolled out the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X, an upgrade of its Nexus 5 with long-term partner LG, as a more affordable sub-flagship device, according to media reports.

But the 6P sets a new precedent for Google as it has created an equal partnership with fast-growing Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, which is responsible for the hardware.

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