Google's latest Nexus smartphone, the Motorola-manufactured Nexus 6, has been quite the hit, selling out almost as fast as it's back in stock. Did you know, however, that the smartphone might have come with a fingerprint sensor if it wasn't for Apple?

According to former Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside, there's a story behind that Motorola logo dimple on the back of the Nexus 6. In an interview with The Telegraph, Woodside revealed that it was supposed to be a fingerprint sensor, but industry moves by Apple made Motorola scratch those plans.

"The secret behind that is that it was supposed to be fingerprint recognition, and Apple bought the best supplier. So the second best supplier was the only one available to everyone else in the industry and they weren't there yet," Woodside said referring to Apple's 2012 acquisition of fingerprint tech manufacturer AuthenTec.

In the end, however, Woodside admits that it "wouldn't have made that big a difference." For good reason too. Other than Apple, other companies' attempts at implementing a fingerprint sensor have gone largely unnoticed due to clunky interfacing.

The decision doesn't seem to have affected the Nexus 6 in terms of sales, however. The smartphone has been consistently selling out at the Google Play store, although, at the time of this story, the 32GB model in both Midnight Blue and Cloud White is slated to ship out by Feb. 6. Sadly, however, the 64GB variant in both colors is still out of stock. The Nexus 6 is also available for purchase through all major U.S. carriers other than Verizon.

Reviews for the device have also been largely positive. Many find the Nexus 6 an excellent representation of what Android 5.0 Lollipop, the latest version of Android, can do. It has drawn some ire, however, for being incredibly large. At 6 inches, there are few people with hands big enough to wield the Nexus 6 with just one.

"It is enormous. It's a bit big for me; I drop it all the time," Woodside admitted.

The Google Nexus 6 is equipped with a 5.96-inch QHD AMOLED display that can display a 2560x1440 resolution at 493 pixels per inch. Underneath its hood lies a quad-core 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset and 3GB RAM. The Nexus 6 is capable of taking stills through its rear-facing camera at 13 megapixels and 4K video at 30fps.

The premium specs, however, come at a price. The Nexus 6 is the most expensive Nexus smartphone released, running $649 for the 32GB model and $699 for 64GB.

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