HTC's two Google Nexus phones get alleged codenames, benchmarks

Codenamed Marlin and Sailfish

There's now even more reason to believe that HTC is busy building both Google Nexus phones for 2016, as today we're seeing new alleged codenames and benchmarks for the devices.

Internally, the HTC Nexus phones are dubbed M1 and S1, according to prolific phone leaker Evan Blass, and this leak is corroborated by previous codename mentions of "Marlin" and "Sailfish." Makes sense.

You may have heard the new Nexus phones go by other codenames in the past like T55 and T50. But these older monikers likely allude to their respective 5.5-inch and 5.0-inch screen sizes.

Yes, it's being strongly suggested that HTC's new Nexus phones are pairing down on the dimensions of the 5.7-inch Nexus 6P and 5.2-inch Nexus 5X. We're a long way from Motorola's massive Nexus 6.