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Google may unveil Android 4.4 and LG Nexus 5 on October 14

September 13, 2013 By David Leave a Comment

Google just announced Android 4.3 and the Nexus 7 a few months ago, but the company is already preparing to outdate the new OS update, currently only running on 1% of devices on the Android platform.

The new Android 4.4 KitKat reveal, alongside the LG Nexus 5 launch, is set to happen next month on October 14. Google is also expected to reveal the new Nexus 10, the larger ten-inch tablet, with a newer display and ASUS as the manufacturer.

The LG Nexus 5 has been leaked to death already, with Google’s official KitKat video showing the smartphone, meaning Googlers are internally testing it out as Motorola did internally with the Moto X, this image was leaked too, by Guy Kawasaki.

We also got a look at it through an FCC filing with a ton of images showing the new smartphone. It has a rubber-polycarbonate design and what looks like a larger sensor, rumors say LG could add OIS on the camera.

This is alongside a 5-inch 1080p screen, quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB of internal storage, 2400mAh battery, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE and NFC for wireless charging.

On the software side, Google will be adding support for low-end devices, meaning almost any device can run Android 4.4 no matter the internals, the company will also make updating quicker and make screen size less of an issue.

For the most part this will be a small update and we are not likely to see any Google Now type feature, making it another one of Google’s little updates, instead of a big launch into a new OS.

Since Ice Cream Sandwich, Google has been very small with their updates to Android and the UI has stayed similar. Google Now, the new camera app and some other functions and features have been added, but we are overdue a total revamp of the OS.

In many ways this is due to Google starting to gain huge amounts of traction on Android and the fact the vanilla Android UI is hardly ever seen, buried deep behind a layer of TouchWiz, Sense or some other ROM/skin.

Motorola rumoured once again to develop the Nexus 5

August 20, 2013 By Mary Duncan Leave a Comment

The Nexus 5 name might not stick and Motorola may be manufacturer to develop the smartphone, according to recent rumours regarding the new Nexus device. It was recently reported that LG has been working on the Nexus 5 and some new questionable photos apparently showed the new device.

Some were not taken by the image, the device had a plastic removable back and new reports say the device may the Optimus L9 II, a new smartphone coming from LG, not the Nexus 5. This does not mean LG is out of the Nexus running, it just takes away some of the hype and evidence we had.

It could be that we are about to see multiple Nexus devices, this was reported a few months back but never realised. We may see LG and Motorola work on Nexus devices with different ideas in mind, although this would defeat the point of Google trying to push their ideas of what Android should be on the platform.

Currently two reports have said vaguely that Motorola would develop the new Nexus device and it would come with the same type of design as the Moto X. This means large battery, almost stock Android (if not fully stock) and impressive new ideas on the CPU technology.

If it came down to the line, LG has the better performance on devices, but it comes at the cost of lacklustre design and crappy UI that brings nothing to the phone. With the Nexus device, LG will obviously be under the guidance of Google, and the Nexus 4 was an ample device, with an incredible price.

Motorola has a new idea though, it has a brilliant new design atheistic with the Moto X and we believe the 24 hours of battery life means more to almost any user (apart from mad power users) than a small boost in processor clock speed and pixel density.

Either way, the pitch is an impressive flagship smartphone from Google with constant updates to the latest version of Android for a low-cost no other manufacturer can rival, without contract. It seems appealing devoid of what manufacturer decided to make the Nexus 5.

Google Nexus 5 – Is LG manufacturing the Next Nexus 5?

June 3, 2013 By Micheal Baptiste Leave a Comment

While earlier reports say that LG is not working on the Nexus 5, the most recent report from Korean site Daum.net claims that LG is currently testing a Nexus 5 prototype, and has already shown it to Google’s Larry Page.

According to reports, LG’s Kim Won, in an interview to Dutch All About Phones, had said that the company is not working on a new Nexus 5. Other reports say that the statement could have been wrongly interpreted or translated. The Daum.net report points to LG as the manufacturer of the new Nexus 5, but does not mention anything about the launch date, pricing, or the Android version it will run on.

LG had done a perfect job with Nexus 4, which runs on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean vanilla version. As Google’s premier smartphone, Nexus 4 generated considerable revenue for Google and also brought LG to the forefront. Apart from its features, Google’s willingness to offer the device at a reasonable price tag contributed to its success.

Current rumors suggest only an upgrade to the existing Nexus 4, such as increasing internal memory and adding 4G LTE capability. By far, customers have complained about the lack of 4G LTE support and microSD slot for expandable memory. LG recently announced a white version of the Nexus 4. If an upgraded Nexus 4 is arriving this year, Nexus 5 will probably hit the market next year. Nevertheless, it is hard to make predictions as neither Google nor LG have uttered anything about the new Nexus 5.

Google recently unveiled Nexus editions of two successful Android phones – Samsung S4 and HTC One. But, Nexus 5 implicates far better prospects, given the success of its predecessor, which sold about 3 million units since its launch a few months ago. Will the Nexus 5 feature the next Android iteration Key Lime Pie?