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Google Nexus
Nexus 4

Google Nexus is a line of mobile devices using the Android operating system produced by Google in conjunction with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner. 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 November 2012, the latest devices in the series are the Nexus 4 phone by Google and LG, and the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablet computers by Google with Asus and Samsung respectively.

Devices

Smartphones

Nexus One

Main article: 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.

Nexus S

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Main article: 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]

Galaxy Nexus

Main article: 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. It was upgraded to the latest Android software 4.1 (Jelly Bean) in mid-July 2012.[9] This device is known in Brazil as Galaxy X due to a trademark on the "Nexus" brand.[10]

Nexus 4

Main article: Nexus 4

The Nexus 4 is the latest smartphone in the Google Nexus line and is manufactured by LG. It is the first Android device using Android's 4.2 Jelly Bean update version. The Nexus 4 has a 4.7" Corning Gorilla Glass 2 touchscreen (1280 x 768 pixel resolution), 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor, 8 MP main camera, 1.3 MP front-camera, and is the first Nexus device to have wireless charging capabilities, along with being the first Nexus smartphone to be offered to consumers at or below the cost to build the device, a technique previously implemented with the release of the Nexus 7 tablet. T-Mobile USA announced that it would sell the phone from November 14, 2012.

Comparison of phones

Model Nexus One Nexus S Galaxy Nexus Nexus 4
Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung LG
Status Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued Current
Release date January 2010 December 2010 November 2011 November 2012
Last update date September 2011 October 2012 February 2013 February 2013
Image
Android version 2.1 Eclair
upgradeable to 2.3.6 Gingerbread 		2.3 Gingerbread
upgradeable to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 		4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
upgradeable to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean 		4.2 Jelly Bean
upgradeable to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Cellular GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz
UMTS 900/AWS/2100 MHz
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
HSUPA 2 Mbit/s
GPRS Class 10 		GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
AWS WCDMA/HSPA Tri-band 900/1700/2100 MHz OR UMTS WCDMA/HSPA Tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
WiMAX "Nexus S 4G" (Sprint) 		GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s
HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
LTE (Verizon, Sprint) 		GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s
Size 119 mm (4.7 in) H
59.8 mm (2.35 in) W
11.5 mm (0.45 in) D 		123.9 mm (4.88 in) H
63.0 mm (2.48 in) W
10.8 mm (0.43 in) D 		135.5 mm (5.33 in) H
67.94 mm (2.675 in) W
8.94 mm (0.352 in) D
9.47 mm (0.373 in) D (LTE) 		133.9 mm (5.27 in) H
68.7 mm (2.70 in) W
9.1 mm (0.36 in) D
Mass 130 g (4.6 oz) 129.0 g (4.55 oz) AMOLED-Version, 140.0 g (4.94 oz) Super-Clear-LCD-Version 135 g (4.8 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
Processor 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion 1 GHz single-core ARM Cortex-A8 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait
Graphics Qualcomm Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX 540 @ 200 MHz PowerVR SGX540 @ 384 MHz[11] Qualcomm Adreno 320
Memory 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Storage 512 MB (190 MB application storage) 16 GB iNAND (partitioned 1 GB internal storage) 16 or 32 GB[12][13] 8 or 16 GB
Expandable memory microSDHC slot (supported up to 32 GB) No
Power 1,400 mAh
internal, user-replaceable lithium-ion battery 		1,500 mAh
internal, user-replaceable lithium-ion battery 		1,750 mAh (HSPA+ version)[14]

1,850 mAh (LTE version)[15]
internal, user-replaceable battery

2,100 mAh
internal, non-replaceable lithium polymer battery
New features Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
3-axis accelerometer
A-GPS
Ambient light sensor
Microphone
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Push buttons
Trackball 		Capacitive touch-sensitive buttons
Digital compass
Wi-Fi hotspot
USB tethering
Oleophobic display coating
SIP VoIP
removes trackball 		Barometer
3-axis Digital compass
Dual microphones for active noise cancellation
Wi-Fi Direct
Oleophobic display coating 		Wireless charging
Crystal Reflection Glass
Display At launch: AMOLED
Later: SuperLCD
3.7 in (94 mm)
480×800 px (254 ppi)
9:15 aspect ratio
24-bit color
100,000:1 contrast ratio
1 ms response rate 		4.0 in (100 mm) diagonal Super AMOLED PenTile[16] or Super Clear LCD display (GT-i9023)
480x800 px (233 ppi)
9:15 aspect-ratio 		4.65 in (118 mm) diagonal HD Super AMOLED PenTile[17]
720x1280 px (316 ppi)
9:16 aspect-ratio
10 µs response time 		4.7 in (120 mm) diagonal "TrueHD+" IPS with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection
768x1280 px (320 ppi)
9:15 aspect-ratio
Rear camera 5 MP (2,560×1,920)
480p (720×480) video recording @ 20 fps or higher
LED flash 		5 MP (2,560×1,920)
LED flash 		5 MP (2,592×1,936)
1080p (1920x1080) video recording @ 24 fps[18]
LED flash
zero shutter lag[19] 		8 MP (3,264×2,448) back-side illuminated sensor
1080p (1920x1080) video recording @ 30 fps
LED flash
Front camera No 0.3 MP (640×480) 1.3 MP
720p (1280x720) video recording @ 30 fps[18] 		1.3 MP
720p (1280x720) video recording @ 30 fps
Media formats Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI, Ogg, WAV
Image BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG

Video H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP

Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AMR-NB, MP3, Ogg

Video H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, VP8

Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV

Video H.263, H.264, MP4, WebM

Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV

Video H.263, H.264, MP4

Connectivity 3.5 mm TRRS
A-GPS
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
micro USB 2.0
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n 		In addition to prior:
NFC 		In addition to prior:
DLNA
USB On-The-Go
MHL
Bluetooth (3.0 enabled, 4.0 compatible hardware)
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n 		In addition to prior:
SlimPort-HDMI
Miracast
Bluetooth 4.0 support enabled
(removes USB On-The-Go)
(removes MHL in favor of SlimPort)
References [20][21][22][23][24] [25]
Discontinued July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)[26] May 24, 2012 (2012-05-24) (Sprint)[27]

June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08) (Mobilicity)[28]

Tablets

Nexus 7, the first Google tablet.
Nexus 10, the second Google tablet.

Nexus 7

Main article: Nexus 7

On June 27, 2012, at Google's I/O 2012 keynote, the company showed the Nexus 7, a 7-inch tablet computer with a 1280x800 pixel display, developed with Asus. The tablet, which serves as the first device to run Android 4.1, makes the content available through Google Play—including e-books, music, and video. Its form-factor and price put it in direct competition with devices such as the Kindle Fire, which runs a forked version of Android.[29][30]

Nexus 10

Main article: 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,[31] 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 Dual processor. The Nexus 10 was expected to be unveiled officially during a Google press event on October 29, 2012, but the event was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.[32][33]

Comparison of tablets

Model Nexus 7 Nexus 7 HSPA+ Nexus 10
Manufacturer Asus Samsung
Status Released
Release date July 2012 November 2012 November 2012
Last update date February 2013 February 2013 February 2013
Image
Android version 4.1 Jelly Bean
upgradeable to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean 		4.2 Jelly Bean
upgradeable to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Cellular N/A GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSPA+ 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz 		N/A
Size 198.5 mm (7.81 in) H
120 mm (4.7 in) W
10.5 mm (0.41 in) D 		263.9 mm (10.39 in) H
177.6 mm (6.99 in) W
8.9 mm (0.35 in) D
Weight 340 g (12 oz) 347 g (12.2 oz) 603 g (21.3 oz)
Processor 1.2 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L ARM Cortex-A9 1.7 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos 5250 ARM Cortex-A15
Graphics twelve-core Nvidia ULP GeForce @ 416 MHz Mali-T604
Memory 1 GB 2 GB
Storage 8, 16 or 32 GB 32 GB 16 or 32 GB
Expandable memory N/A
Power 4,325 mAh
rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery 		9,000 mAh
rechargeable Lithium polymer battery
Display 7 in (180 mm) diagonal LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
1280 x 800 pixels (216 ppi) 		10.1 in (260 mm) diagonal Super PLS capacitive touchscreen
2560 x 1600 pixels (300 ppi)
Rear camera N/A 5 MP (2,592×1,936) with LED flash1080p video recording @ 30 fps
Front camera 1.2 MP, 720p video recording @ 30 fps 1.9 MP, 720p video recording @ 30 fps
Media formats Audio MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA
Video H.263, H.264, MP4
Connectivity 3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth 3.0
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz)
NFC
Micro USB 2.0
Docking pins 		In addition to prior:
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n @ 5,0 GHz)(MIMO+HT40)
Dual-side NFC
Micro-HDMI
References
Discontinued 8 GB discontinued in October 2012

Other devices

Nexus Q

Main article: 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".[34]

Philip K. Dick complaint

Upon the announcement of the first Nexus device, Google received a cease-and-desist complaint by the estate of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick implying that the Nexus One namesake capitalized on intellectual property from Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, an infringement over which they intended to sue the software giant. Dick's estate claimed that the choice of name in Google's first Android phone would be a direct reference to the Nexus-6 series of androids chased by the protagonist in Dick's novel.[35]

See also

Look up nexus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

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