Google Nexus
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| Developer | Google, various |
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| Type | Smartphones, tablets |
| Retail availability | Since January 2010 |
| Operating system | Android |
| Website | www.google.com/nexus/ |
Google Nexus is a line of mobile devices co-developed by Google and several original equipment manufacturer partners, that run the Android operating system. Devices in the Nexus series[1] do not have manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to Android (such as custom graphical user interfaces), and have an unlockable bootloader[2] to allow further development and end-user modification.[3] Nexus devices are the first Android devices to receive updates to the operating system.[4][5][6] The Galaxy Nexus is one of the few smartphones recommended by the Android Open Source Project for Android software development.[7] As of October 2013, the latest devices in the series are the Nexus 5 phone by Google and LG Electronics, and the second generation Nexus 7 tablet computer by Google and Asus.
Devices
Smartphones
Nexus One
The Nexus One was manufactured by HTC and released in January 2010 as the first Nexus phone. It was released with Android 2.1 Eclair, and was updated in May 2010 to be the first phone with Android 2.2 Froyo. It was further updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It was announced that Google would cease support for the Nexus One, whose graphics processing unit (GPU; Adreno 200) is poor at rendering the new 2D acceleration engine of the UI in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The Nexus S and newer models have hardware designed to handle the new rendering. It was the only Nexus device to have card storage expandability (SD).
Nexus S
The Nexus S, manufactured by Samsung, was released in December 2010 to coincide with the release of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. In December 2011 it was updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with most variations later being updatable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in July 2012.[8] The device support was ended after 4.1 Jelly bean and no longer receives updates from Google.
Galaxy Nexus
The Galaxy Nexus, manufactured by Samsung, was released in November 2011 (GSM version, US released on Verizon 15 December 2011) to coincide with the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This device is known in Brazil as Galaxy X due to a trademark on the "Nexus" brand.[9]
Nexus 4
The Nexus 4 is a smartphone in the Google Nexus line, released in November 2012 and manufactured by LG. It was the first Android device that used Android's 4.2 Jelly Bean update version. The Nexus 4 has a 4.7" Corning Gorilla Glass 2 touchscreen with a 1280 × 768 pixel resolution, 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait processor on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset. It features a 8 MP main camera, 1.3 MP front-camera, and is the first Nexus device to have wireless charging capabilities. It was updated to Android 4.3 in June 2013 and to Android 4.4 in November 2013.
Nexus 5
The Nexus 5 is a smartphone in the Google Nexus line. It was posted for sale on the Google Play store for $349 on October 31, 2013. It is again manufactured by LG. It is the first Android device using Android 4.4, named KitKat. The Nexus 5 has a 4.96" Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD touchscreen with 1920 × 1080 pixel resolution, 2.3 GHz Krait 400 quad-core processor on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, 8 MP rear-facing camera with optical image stabilization, 1.3 MP front-camera, a 2,300 mAh lithium polymer battery and 16 or 32 GB of storage. Additionally, it supports LTE connectivity, wireless charging and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.[10]
Tablets
Nexus 7
First generation
On 27 June 2012, at Google's I/O 2012 keynote, the company showed the Nexus 7, a 7-inch tablet computer with a 1280×800 pixel display, developed with Asus. The tablet, released in July 2012, served as the first device to run Android 4.1, and made content available through Google Play—including e-books, apps, music, and video.
Second generation
On 24 July 2013, at Google's "Breakfast with Sundar Pichai" press conference, he introduced the next generation of the Nexus 7, again co-developed with Asus. Keeping with the tradition of Nexus products, it was simultaneously released with the newest OS version, Android 4.3. It was made available on 26 July 2013 at select retailers and on the Google Play store in the United States.[11] On 20 November 2013, it was made available on the Google Play store for Hong Kong and India, and on the same day, the Nexus Wireless Charger was made available in the United States and Canada.[12]
Nexus 10
The Nexus 10, a 10-inch tablet manufactured by Samsung, was revealed in late October 2012 by the Exif data of photos taken by Google executive, Vic Gundotra,[13] along with the leaks of its manual and a comprehensive series of photos. The leaked photos revealed a design similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, a 10.1 inch 2560×1600 display, 16 GB or 32 GB of storage, Android 4.2, and a dual-core 1.7 GHz Exynos 5 processor. The Nexus 10 was expected to be unveiled officially during a Google press event on 29 October 2012, but the event was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.[14][15]
Other devices
Nexus Q
The Nexus Q was a media-streaming entertainment device that ran Android and integrated with Google Play, to sell at $299 in the United States.
After complaints about a lack of features for the price, the Nexus Q was shelved indefinitely; Google said it needed time to make the product "even better".[16]
Philip K. Dick estate complaint
Upon the announcement of the first Nexus device, the Nexus One, the estate of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick alleged that the Nexus One name capitalized on "intellectual property" from Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Dick's estate claimed that the choice of name in Google's phone was a direct reference to the Nexus-6 series of androids chased by the protagonist in Dick's novel.[17]
See also
- Android Dev Phone
- Chromebook (Pixel)
References
- ↑ Topolsky, Joshua (December 10, 2010). "Nexus S review". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ↑ Bray, Tim (December 20, 2010). "It’s not "rooting", it’s openness" (blog). Android Developers. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ↑ Volpe, Joseph (November 3, 2011). "Galaxy Nexus gets rooted, forums burst into applause". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ↑ Purdy, Kevin (December 6, 2010). "Google Launches Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Nexus S Flagship Phone". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ↑ Ho, Erica; Rose, Brent (October 18, 2011). "This Is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google's New Official Android Phone". Gizmodo. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ↑ Kendrick, James (October 27, 2011). "Don’t diss my phone: Nexus S to get Ice Cream Sandwich within weeks". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Building for devices". Android Open Source Project. Google. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ↑ Parsons, Chris (July 19, 2012). "Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OTA now appearing on some Nexus S variations". Android Central. Mobile Nations. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Apresentando Galaxy X" (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Nexus 5 round-up: 5 awesome new features, release date, price, specs and all we know so far".
- ↑ Stern, Joanna. "Google Nexus 7 Tablet, Chromecast Announced". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Nexus 5 and 7 available on PlayStore for India and Hong Kong". androidaio.com. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ↑ "Vic Gundotra - Google+ - Early morning walk on the beach.".
- ↑ "Purported Samsung Nexus 10 tablet manual leaks online". CNET. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Nexus 10 Leaks Point to Better-Than-iPad Display". Wired. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ Google Suspends Launch Of Nexus Q, Promises Free Q To Those Who Pre-Ordered
- ↑ "Nexus Name Irks Author's Estate". The Wall Street Journal. January 5, 2010.
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