Nexus 6 pre-orders start in the UK, shipping by December 1

The Motorola Nexus 6 has gone up for pre-order in the UK today, weeks after the same happened in the US. The 6-inch phablet is thus firmly on its way to Europe. You can pre-order the handset from a few different places, and the earliest "ship by" date says December 1 - so you're probably not going to be playing with your brand new Nexus 6 in November. The price you'll have to pay for it varies depending on which model you want (with 32GB of storage or 64GB), as well as whether you want to sign a contract with an operator or not. If you go the SIM-free route, the 32GB iteration can be had for £499 both at Amazon and Carphone Warehouse, whereas the 64GB variant is priced at £549. If you need a contract, Vodafone itself will give you the Nexus 6 for free if you choose a plan that costs at least £44.50 per month. That said, Carphone Warehouse has operator deals too, so you can purchase the smartphone from there with a contract from O2 or EE as well. And interestingly, even opting for a Vodafone contract but getting it from Carphone Warehouse means you can receive the phone for free with a lower-cost plan. As for shipping, Carphone Warehouse is the retailer which says that will happen "by December 1", while Vodafone lists December 5 as the first day for deliveries. Amazon will have the handset in stock on December...