Next Google Nexus phone could arrive this month
The next Google Nexus phone could arrive in the next month, if new rumours are true.
Ladies and gentlemen: start your calendars. The next Google Nexus phone could arrive in the next month, if new rumours are true.
As we approach the anniversary of the current Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the rumour mill is spinning like a toddler in a party dress, and it seems we could see the results of those rumours this very month.
AndroidandMe reports three sources have confirmed the next Nexus will arrive in the next 30 days, along with an update to Android Jelly Bean.
Although it won't be a full update, we're expecting some new features at least. The next full version of Android is Key Lime Pie, but we won't see that until next year.
That suggests the new Nexus could be nestled in the pocket of Google's Android supremo Andy Rubin when he takes the stage at techfest AllThingsD to talk to veteran US tech journalist Walt Mossberg. It was on that same stage that Rubin gave us the first glimpse of the Motorola Xoom in 2010, introducing the world to Honeycomb. Whatever form the new Nexus and Android update takes, let's hope it isn't a damp squib like Honeycomb.
The next Nexus will follow the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, announced a year ago now, and the more recent Google Nexus 7 tablet. Previously there's only been one Nexus phone at a time, spearheading the Android line-up, but reports say as many as five Nexus tablets and phones could be in the works.
Samsung, Sony and LG were the first names out of the hat, with the rumoured 5-inch HTC One X set to be the Google Nexus 5.
Are you ready for the next Nexus? How will the reference Android fare against fancypants phones like the Galaxy S3 and One X? Spiral into the nexus of opinion that is the comments section below, or over on our nexcellent Facebook page.