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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.

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.[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 Released
Release date January 2010 December 2010 November 2011 November 2012
Last update date September 2011 October 2012
Image
Android version 2.1
upgradeable to 2.3.6 		2.3
upgradeable to 4.1.2 		4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
upgradeable to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean[11] 		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)[12] 		133.9 mm (5.27 in) H
68.7 mm (2.70 in) W
9.1 mm (0.36 in) D
Weight 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 200 200 MHz PowerVR SGX 540 GPU 384 MHz PowerVR SGX540[13] 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[14][15][16] 8 or 16 GB
Expandable memory microSDHC slot (supported up to 32 GB) No
Power 1400 mAh internal user-replaceable Li-ion rechargeable 1,500 mAh internal user-replaceable Li-ion rechargeable 1,750 mAh (HSPA+ version)[14]
1,850 mAh (LTE version)[17]
internal user-replaceable
2100 mAh
rechargeable 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
Patented Crystal Reflection Process
Display At launch: AMOLED
Later: SuperLCD
3.7 in (94 mm)
480×800 px 254 ppi
(0.38 Megapixels)
3:5 aspect ratio WVGA
24-bit color
100,000:1 contrast ratio
1 ms response rate 		800×480 px (0.37 megapixels),
4.0 in (10 cm) diagonal
(2.06×3.43 in), 233 ppi,
WVGA Super AMOLED PenTile[18] or Super Clear LCD display (GT-i9023) 		4.65 in (118 mm) diagonal HD Super AMOLED with RGBG-Matrix (PenTile)[19]
1280×720 px *(316ppi)
16:9 aspect-ratio
10 µs response time 		4.7 in (120 mm) diagonal "TrueHD+" IPS with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection
1280×768 px (320 ppi)
15:9 aspect-ratio
Rear camera 5 megapixel (2,560×1,920)
LED flash
720×480 video at 20 FPS or higher[20] 		5 megapixel (2,560×1,920)
LED flash 		5 MP (2,592×1,936)
zero shutter lag,[21] single LED flash
1080p video recording
(1920×1080 @ 24 fps)[22] 		8 MP (3,264×2,448) back-side illuminated sensor sensor with LED flash1080p video recording @ 22 fp/s
Front camera No VGA (640×480) 1.3 MP, 720p video recording @ 30 fps)[22] 1.3 MP 720p video recording @ 30 fp/s
Media formats Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAVE
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 MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3, Vorbis, FLAC
Video MP4, H.264, H.263, WebM
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 (3.0enabled, 4.0 compatible hardware)
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n 		In addition to prior:
SlimPort-HDMI
References [20][23][24][25][26][27]
Discontinued July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)[28] May 24, 2012 (2012-05-24) (Sprint)[29]

June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08) (Mobilicity)[30]

Model Nexus One Nexus S Galaxy Nexus Nexus 4

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, 1280x800 pixel display, developed with Asus. The tablet, which serves as the first device to run Android 4.1, makes available 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.[31][32]

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,[33] 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.[34][35]

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".[36]

Name

The name "Nexus" comes from the Latin verb "nectere", meaning "to bind". In Latin, it is often used in the meaning of "bond" or "debt". "Nexus" is a fourth declension masculine Latin word, and thus the correct Latin plural is "Nexus", and not "Nexi". According to Merriam-Webster, both "Nexus" and "Nexuses" are acceptable.[37]

See also

References

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  4. ^ Purdy, Kevin (December 6, 2010). "Google Launches Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Nexus S Flagship Phone". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
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  11. ^ Discover Nexus Devices
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  19. ^ Confirmed: Galaxy Nexus Includes PenTile. AnandTech. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
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  36. ^ Google Suspends Launch Of Nexus Q, Promises Free Q To Those Who Pre-Ordered
  37. ^ Merriam-Webster Online entry for "Nexus"
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