Though the Samsung Nexus S will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich in just a few weeks» time, Google's
first flagship Nexus device is out of luck.
Not exact matches
Google's new
flagship phone, the Galaxy
Nexus, will be the
first to ship with the brand new Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
Introducing the latest 8.9 inch tablet featuring a
flagship Android 5.0 Lollipop UI and the
first HTC tablet in years, Mobile Geeks review the Google
Nexus 9.
We exclusively reported details of Google's
first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone — either a
Nexus device, or a «pure Google»
flagship handset from one of Google's key partners — and we now have >>
Seriously
Nexus One,
Nexus S, G2, G2x, GSII should be
first in line as Google Experience Phones and Samsung's current
flagship device.
Google's revamped
Nexus 7 fondleslab is the
first device to ship with Android 4.3, but other devices will be receiving the update over the air soon and owners of Google's
flagship Nexus kit can already download system images.
The Samsung Galaxy
Nexus and LG Viper will be the
first 4G handsets to launch on Sprint's upcoming LTE network in the second quarter, but a new report suggests the carrier will follow the phones up with a
flagship launch early this summer.
Starting with the
flagship hardware for the release, the Samsung Galaxy
Nexus features a
first of its kind 4.65 - inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display at 720p resolution, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 16/32 GB versions, dual - band Wi - Fi N radio (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz), NFC support, 5.0 megapixel rear - facing camera, 1.3 - megapixel front - facing camera and support for HSPA + and LTE depending on carrier.
The same holds true for their current
flagship, the Nokia 8, which by our count is now the
first phone outside of Pixel or
Nexus devices to get Android 8.1.
Nexus devices are normally the
first to receive Android updates, but this time it seems Google's budget Android One devices for emerging markets might beat the company's
flagships to the punch.
The Huawei - made
flagship was Google's
first all - metal
Nexus handset, something that HTC is set to continue with this year's models.
Google is also about to unleash its next
flagship Nexus smartphones in the form of the LG
Nexus 5 (2015) and Huawei
Nexus phablet, which will be the
first devices to ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Google released Android O
first developer preview for the likes of Google Pixel XL and
Nexus 6P, however, it appears that the maker of the latter device has already moved ahead of the competition to start testing the Nougat successor on the
flagship Huawei Mate 9.
The phones are a huge freaking deal for Google, because they are the
first flagship Android phones from the company that don't use the «
Nexus» brand name.
The
Nexus 6P is a proper wholesome
flagship smartphone and represents what the
Nexus brand should have been from the very
first day.
This is the
first Nexus tablet from HTC and the
first one to be hailed as a true premium device with
flagship specifications... although the
Nexus 7 2013 was an impressive tablet.
Google's Pixel and
Nexus handsets will get the update
first, likely followed by Samsung Galaxy smartphones and other
flagship devices later in the year.
They will be the
first Nexus devices to sport the new USB Type C port (that manufacturers have begun to follow) and also make the fingerprint sensor a standard, at least on mid-range devices and
flagships.
The Samsung Galaxy
Nexus and LG Viper will be the
first 4G handsets to launch on Sprint's upcoming LTE network in the second quarter, but a new report suggests the carrier will follow the phones up with a
flagship launch early this summer.
The leaked Imgur slides also claim that the 6P is the
first all - metal
Nexus flagship and that it will come in four difference color options: aluminum, graphite, frost and gold (although gold may be available only in Japan for now).
With a
Nexus smartphone, you could always count on two things:
first, they were always designed with good, if not
flagship specifications, and secondly, they generally sold for only around $ 350.
Recent rumors have stated that Huawei and LG may both be chosen to make new
Nexus phones in 2015, which would mark the
first time Google has released two
flagship Nexus phones in the same year.
Released in late October, the Pixel and the Pixel XL, Google's
first foray in self - branded
flagship territory after dropping the
Nexus template it had long used for proprietary handsets, is a marvelous smartphone with a vanilla Android experience.
When Google launched its current
flagship Nexus smartphones in late 2015, the company took a dual - device strategy like Samsung and Apple, and for the
first time, released two different
Nexus smartphones: the Huawei
Nexus 6P and more affordable LG - designed
Nexus 5X.
Google's phones are always the
first to get new Android updates, so it should come as no surprise that the company's last three generations of
flagships — the Huawei
Nexus 6P, Pixel, Pixel XL,
Last year, Huawei made history by becoming the
first Chinese manufacturer to launch a
Nexus device in collaboration with Google when it produced the
flagship Nexus 6P, while LG manufactured the
Nexus 5X.