Report: Google, LG Team Up for Nexus 6
Unsurprisingly, Google and LG are reportedly partnering to build the next-generation Nexus smartphone.
According to a report by Gizmodo Germany, the phone makers will once again join forces to develop the Nexus 6 (concept art pictured).
LG manufactured Google's last two handsets—the Nexus 4 and 5. The latter hit the market in late October, equipped with the latest version of Android, KitKat.
In fact, a bright red version of the Nexus 5 just hit the Google Play store a month ago, joining its black and white counterparts in 16GB and 32GB versions.
With that in mind, Android Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai recently said the next Nexus will not reach the public any time soon. "I can assure you it will not be released in the first half of the year," he told a French blog during last month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
With Google's annual I/O developer conference scheduled for June 25-26, it's possible the search giant will reveal its next-generation Nexus then.But that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from spinning. Details are scarce, but the German tech blog suggested that the Nexus 6 will actually be a stripped-down version of the yet-to-be-unveiled LG G3, which CNET suggested will sport a 5.5-inch, 2,560-by-1,440 Quad HD screen, a 64-bit processor, and a 16-megapixel rear camera.
Neither Google nor LG immediately responded to PCMag's request for comment.
LG has been working on its own lineup of handsets, including the world's first curved smartphone, the 6-inch G Flex, which launched nationwide on Feb. 5.
The German site also tipped the release of a Google Nexus smartwatch from LG, but offered no further details about the wearable tech.
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