The rumor mill has been going crazy recently and we’ve now heard that LG could be the manufacturer of the next Nexus Device (i.e. the successor to the Galaxy Nexus). Nexus devices are typically used for their fast updates (crucial when other manufacturers can take ages) along with a clean stock Android UI, free from manufacturer addons. Samsung has been behind the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus, while HTC released the Nexus One (the first Nexus device).
Next Nexus Device From LG
Now, it seems like it might be LG’s turn. This seems odd for two reasons; first off, why aren’t they using Motorola? They bought the company out a while back and it seems like a logical decision. Not to mention, LG haven’t really been pushing the high end phones, which is what the Nexus devices try to do. That was certainly the case before the LG Spectrum – now they’ve shown they can make decent devices.
Still, this rumor strikes me as odd; Samsung, HTC and maybe Motorola are arguably better manufacturers and Google has closer ties to all of them. Why would they commission LG instead? One view is Google doesn’t want to appear to have a preferred manufacturer (so the next Nexus device probably won’t be a Samsung one) and so they want to spread their Nexus range across a range of manufactures. In this sense, a LG or Motorola Nexus device would make sense.
Galaxy Nexus owners don’t get worried; your device is far from being superseded – I doubt we’ll see another Nexus device for at least six months, probably to coincide with a Android 5.0 Jelly Bean launch (look at the history – Nexus devices typically come out when a big OS update arrives – Android 2.2 had the Nexus One, Android 2.3 had the Nexus S and Ice Cream Sandwich has the Galaxy Nexus).
Now, it seems like it might be LG’s turn. This seems odd for two reasons; first off, why aren’t they using Motorola? They bought the company out a while back and it seems like a logical decision. Not to mention, LG haven’t really been pushing the high end phones, which is what the Nexus devices try to do. That was certainly the case before the
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