Google has confirmed on its Android developer mailing list that two of its longstanding reference devices in the Motorola Xoom tablet and the Samsung Nexus S will not be following in the footsteps of
its successors in the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus, with the search giant deciding that the devices were too old to be able to handle the new update, despite both being updated to Jelly Bean 4.1 earlier this year.
If the pattern holds, we'll likely be seeing
the successor in the Nexus 7 line arrive sometime in July or August.
Not exact matches
The
Nexus 9 announced back
in October is the
successor to last year's
Nexus 7 (2013), and flaunts a 8.9 - inch display with 2048 × 1536 - pixel resolution at 4:3 aspect ratio, and is powered by a 2.3 GHz Nvidia Tegra K1 dual - core processor paired with Kepler DX11 GPU and 2 GB of RAM.
The certificate mentions an Asus tablet with a Qualcomm APQ - 8064 S4 Pro quad - core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, which adds fuel to
successor of the
Nexus 7
in making.
This phone was seen by many as not really a
successor to, but as a variant of the
Nexus One - hence the «S»
in the title and not an official «Two.»
Developed
in conjunction with Samsung, the
Nexus One
successor brought some nifty new features and hardware upgrades.
While the Kindle Fire remains
in stock, it's ill - equipped to compete with the
Nexus 7, and rumors have pegged its
successor for a Q3 launch.
Android ICS was released along with the Google Galaxy
Nexus (November 2011)- the next
successor in the popular
Nexus lineup.
As the
successor to Android «Gingerbread» 2.3 Internet search engine giant Google has launched their latest operating system,
in the Android «Ice Cream Sandwich» 4.0 platform — which will first be found running the Samsung Galaxy
Nexus.
Earlier this year, the search giant again roped
in Asus to launch the
successor — oddly still called the
Nexus 7 — and subsequently launched it
in India last month with prices starting at Rs 20,999.
Even though a
successor could emerge
in the coming months, the Google
Nexus 7 is clearly a top choice, not only because it was produced by Google to really flex the Android muscles, but because it is a darn good device.
In short, what Google is working on could be even much better and faster than the Galaxy S8 in terms of performance and given that it'll be backed by pure Android O OS, you can expect a deserved Google Nexus 7 tablet successor — if at all the Taimen is indeed a table
In short, what Google is working on could be even much better and faster than the Galaxy S8
in terms of performance and given that it'll be backed by pure Android O OS, you can expect a deserved Google Nexus 7 tablet successor — if at all the Taimen is indeed a table
in terms of performance and given that it'll be backed by pure Android O OS, you can expect a deserved Google
Nexus 7 tablet
successor — if at all the Taimen is indeed a tablet.
Google has launched the
Nexus 6, its newest smartphone and
successor to the
Nexus 5, which will be available to pre-order on October 29 and
in - store from November.
In terms of software, the yet - to - be-identified device, which rumors have suggested that it could be the Google
Nexus 7
successor, runs on the upcoming Android O, just as expected.
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Nexus devices finally works with the latest Google Play services, a Chromium commit hints at a
successor to Material Design, and the February security patch has rolled out for Pixel and
Nexus devices.
The Google
Nexus 7 2013
successor was expected to be announced together with the Google Pixel and Pixel XL back
in October.
Namely, the
Nexus successors which were just officially announced during the company's huge hardware event
in San Francisco will ship with unlimited cloud storage space for storing full - resolution photos and videos on the device.
While everyone's eyes will be on the
successor of the
Nexus 5, indeed there will be some who will be eyeing the
Nexus 5 itself, as it is expected to be launched alongside,
in a 64 GB model.
In the former, we get the spiritual successor to the extremely popular Nexus 5, while the latter is OnePlus «attempt to offer the best features of the flagship OnePlus 2 and its predecessor in a beautiful packag
In the former, we get the spiritual
successor to the extremely popular
Nexus 5, while the latter is OnePlus «attempt to offer the best features of the flagship OnePlus 2 and its predecessor
in a beautiful packag
in a beautiful package.
Now we hear from Android Police, a website known for precise
Nexus and Pixel leaks and rumors, that «muskie» has been scrapped, possibly
in favor of a larger - screen
successor to the Pixel XL.
A 5.5 ″
Nexus 6P
successor would be right
in my wheelhouse and if they get the screen ratio and case styling right I will be first
in line to go back to
Nexus.
While this deal is great for ushering
in the new Google
Nexus 2016, there is still some time before the
Nexus 6P
successor shows up.
In spirit, it's the
successor to the
Nexus 5, probably the most beloved
Nexus smartphone to date.
When Google set out to develop and market its first Phone by Google branded device - not co-branded with a partner - and spiritual
successors to its legacy
Nexus brand, the company drew a line
in the sand.
If Huawei's 7P would indeed be a smartphone
successor to the 6P, its place
in the lineup of
Nexus devices would be difficult to mark.
Even though the Mountain View, California - based company presented the 2016 Pixel series as an entirely new lineup which isn't meant to be a spiritual
successor to the
Nexus device family, Mr. McQueen believes that Google is still interested
in using the Pixel smartphones as a benchmark for other OEMs, i.e. show them what the Android ecosystem is capable of accomplishing under the right circumstances.
The
successor to the Honor 5X, the Huawei Honor 6X is a much - anticipated phone
in the west thanks to the great position the mother company has found itself
in following its heroics with the Google
Nexus 6P back
in 2015.
Clearly, the
successor to last year's Motorola - made
Nexus 6, the new
Nexus 6 will fill
in those shoes, but with some added polish and class.
But to do this, Google will have to do more than just come
in with mere
successors to the
Nexus 5X and
Nexus 6P.
Google recently revealed the
successors to the
Nexus 5X and
Nexus 6P, but these are named Pixel and Pixel XL, representing the company's shift
in how it handles its hardware business.
So, what does this actually mean for those who were ready to grab a
Nexus 6P or
Nexus 5X
successor back
in 2016 after missing out on the phones
in 2015?
Speculations had pointed towards an Q4 2016 release and when this did not happen alongside the Pixel and Pixel phones, many are still adamant that the Google
Nexus 7 2013
successor will be released before the year ends, just
in time for the Christmas holidays.
While the first two are expected to be
successors to last year's Pixel XL and Pixel smartphones, the latter is believed to be a sequel to Motorola
Nexus 6 or Google's first new tablet since Pixel C launched
in 2015.