Pre-orders for the highly anticipated Nexus 6 have just kicked off in the United States and the smartphone went out of stock shortly after Google put it on sale.

As expected, Google only made its flagship smartphone available in the US, but Nexus 6 is supposed to arrive in other countries as well, though the search giant has yet to share more details on the exact release of the device.

In fact, we believe that the company has yet to decide when pre-orders for the Nexus 6 will start in other countries, which is why it’s so cryptic on the matter for the moment.

Even though initial rumors claimed Motorola Nexus 6 could go on pre-order in Europe on November 3, it looks like the situation has changed in the last couple of days.

Dutch blog TechTastic reports sources in the retail chain confirmed the Nexus 6 would not be available for pre-order in Europe earlier than November 18.

UK-based retailer Clove also informs customers that Nexus 6 pre-orders have been delayed, “If you have been waiting on news of UK pricing and release date for the new Nexus 6, then we are sorry to say you are going to have to wait a little longer.

“News in from Motorola (the manufacturer of the Nexus 6) has confirmed that no pre-orders will be taken until approximately the 18th of November now.”

Clove planned to start Nexus 6 pre-orders today, but they have been informed of the situation and had to postpone it for later next month.

The online retailer also claims the information that Nexus 6 has been delayed doesn’t come with any explanations, so there’s no telling why Google decided to move the pre-orders to November 18.

Google may not be the one to blame for the delay of the Nexus 6 in the UK

However, Clove does confirm that the info comes directly from Motorola UK, the company that should stock the Nexus 6 in the country.

If what Motorola UK says is true, then the decision to delay the Nexus 6 in the UK may not have been taken by Google, “The UK is a different market to the USA, with a different stock situation and distribution channel.

“Decisions to start taking pre-orders or release there are completely separate. It is also unclear to us at this time if the UK Play Store will make pre-orders before anyone else, although Motorola have intimated to us that everyone in the UK will have stock at the same time.”

Let’s hope the Nexus 6 will be made available in other countries sooner rather than later. We will keep an eye out for any additional details on the matter, so stay tuned.