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G oogle is planning a shake-up of  the smartphone market by releasing its own handset, a move that would tighten its grip on mobile software and see it compete directly with the iPhone . The technology giant is in discussions with mobile operators about releasing a Google-branded phone that will extend the company’s move into hardware, sources familiar with the discussions told The Telegraph.  Google already develops the Android operating system that runs on four in five smartphones sold around the world, and endorses a range of phones made by partners such as LG and Huawei under the  Google Nexus  brand.  But unlike Apple, it leaves manufacturing to other companies such as Samsung, with the company concentrating on developing the free software that runs on its phones.  Google's Nexus 6P T he new device, which will be released by the end of the year according to a senior source, will see Google take more control over design, manufacturing and software. 

Google’s latest Nexus smartphones have finally arrived in India. The Google Nexus 5X will go on sale across online/offline channels at a price of Rs 31,990 for the 16GB variant and Rs 35,990 for 16/32GB. On the other hand, the Huawei-made Nexus 6P is priced at Rs 39,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs 42,999 for the 64GB variant. For those who pre-book the Nexus 6P today on Flipkart will get a free Chromecast along with the device. The company announced that both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P devices will be available for pre-orders starting today at 2PM and will go on sale from October 21. The devices will be available via two e-commerce portals – Amazon and Flipkart. The LG-made Nexus 5X will be sold exclusively via  Amazon India  while the Huawei-made Nexus 6P will be sold on  Flipkart . This is the first time that Google has released two Nexus devices. While the Huawei made Nexus 6P will sport a 5.7-inch QuadHD AMOLED display (with a 518ppi pixel density) with Corning Gorill