I think it goes without saying that you should take the following information with the tiniest grain of salt. If you’re allergic to rumor, speculation, and industry gossip, you’ve had your fair warning. For the rest of you, welcome, and let’s start gossiping.
Remember our good friend Taylor Wimberly? This is the guy that spent a portion of his time on Google+ leaking just about everything there was to know about the Moto X. We’d say for the most part, his leaks were accurate, leading us to believe his sources within Motorola were legit. Fast forward to today when Taylor made waves after posting the following message:
“Motorola will release a Nexus smartphone in Q4 (that is not the Moto X).”
You may remember a Google Play Edition of the Moto X is said to release a little later this year(Moto X does not – currently – appear to be coming in a Google Play edition like the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One, nor does it seem to be coming to Google as a straight translation to a Nexus brand. With the release of the LG Optimus G, Google saw a build that they found pleasing enough to work with LG and Qualcomm to translate it into a slightly modified configuration for the LG-made Nexus 4, the device that’s currently acting hero for Google’s Nexus smartphone line), and many disappointed to find the full retail cost of the X wouldn’t hit the now standard Nexus pricing model. Could Googorola really be planning to release a Nexus device of their own this year, hitting that price-point Android fans have grown to love? More importantly, could they do it without stepping on the toes of their current OEM partners? All that remains to be seen. The success of Motorola and Google to create the highly publicized Motorola Moto X might have convinced Google that its wholly owned subsidiary is up to the task of producing the next Nexus handset. We’re curious to hear your guys’ thoughts on this rumor and if a Nexus Maxx would be your dream device. Many have suggested that this might not be the Nexus 5 atall but actually the next version of Nexus 4 (Nexus 4 II). Google with Asus rolled out Nexus 7 2 few days back. Are we to see a Nexus 4 II device too?
There's also the precedent set by the Nexus line in the past - Google have had no qualms about shifting the Nexus build duties between a number of companies, including LG, Samsung and HTC. It wouldn't be unheard of for them to shift it to another company again. Some believe that Sony should have made the Nexus 5. In the Xperia Z, Sony delivered a device that is the best all-round Android phone of the moment. the phone has managed to impress many.
This device doesn’t work with the newest or highest-end hardware and it’s delivered with a software experience that’s just about the furthest away from a vanilla edition of Google’s Android as a USA-based release has gotten. It’s also waterproof and certainly not a half-bad performer for everyday tasks.
Sony has not been chosen by Google to deliver a Nexus smartphone or tablet in the program’s history.
Is it high time Google give Sony the chance, how that they’ve stuck with Android for so many seasons and created a smartphone that’s ready to contend with the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4?
Or does it seem, to you, more likely that Google will finally give Motorola a chance? The Motorola XOOM tablet was not given the name “Nexus”, but was given a significant push by Google as the first tablet to deliver Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, used on-stage more than once by the company as their go-to demo device for the tablet-friendly operating system.
How likely is a Motorola-made Nexus 5? More likely than any other manufacturer on the market – for better or for worse.
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| A MotoX photoshopped as Nexus |
