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Google Nexus
Nexus 4
ManufacturerGoogle/Various
TypeSmartphones, Tablets
LifespanJanuary 2010–Present
Operating systemAndroid
Websitewww.google.com/nexus/

Google Nexus is a line of mobile devices using the Android operating system produced by Google in conjunction with several manufacturers. 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

File:G1, Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus.jpg
G1, Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus
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 a smartphone in the Google Nexus line, released on November 2012 and 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 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, 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.[citation needed]

Nexus 5

The Nexus 5 is an upcoming smartphone in the Google Nexus line. It is again manufactured by LG and is expected for release in October 2013. It is the first Android device using Android 4.4, codenamed KitKat. The Nexus 5 has a 4.96" Corning Gorilla Glass 2 touchscreen with 1920 × 1080 pixel resolution, 2.3 GHz Krait 400 quad-core processor on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, 8 MP main camera and 1.2 MP front-camera. Additionally, it supports LTE connectivity, wireless charging and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi.

Comparison of smartphones

Model Nexus One Nexus S Galaxy Nexus Nexus 4 Nexus 5
Manufacturer HTC Samsung LG
Status Discontinued Coming Soon
Release date January 2010 December 2010 November 2011 November 2012 Q4 2013
Last update date September 2011 October 2012 July 2013 July 2013 NA
Image
Android version 2.1 Eclair 2.3 Gingerbread 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 4.2 Jelly Bean 4.4 KitKat
Upgradable to 2.3.6 Gingerbread 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 4.3 Jelly Bean 4.3 Jelly Bean NA
Cellular frequencies GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz
or
900/1700/2100 MHz
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 900/1700/2100 MHz
or
850/1900/2100 MHz
WiMAX (4G version) 		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
LTE 1900 MHz (LTE-only version) 		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
LTE 1700 MHz hardware (disabled in software) 		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
LTE
SIM card format Mini-SIM
Data speeds GPRS Class 10
HSUPA 2 Mbit/s
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s 		HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s 		HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s 		HSDPA 42 Mbit/s
HSPA+
DC-HSPA+ 		HSDPA 42 Mbit/s
HSPA+
DC-HSPA+
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 version) 		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)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8250 Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
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 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 400
Graphics Qualcomm Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX 540 @ 200 MHz PowerVR SGX540 @ 384 MHz[11] Qualcomm Adreno 320 Qualcomm Adreno 330
Memory 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 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 16 or 32 GB
Expandable memory microSDHC slot
(up to 32 GB card supported) 		NA
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 		2,300 mAh
Internal, non-replaceable lithium polymer battery
Face buttons Push buttons Capacitive touch-sensitive buttons On-screen buttons
New features Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
3-axis accelerometer
A-GPS
Ambient light sensor
Microphone
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Trackball 		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 back
Gorilla Glass 2
DC-HSPA+

Removes oleophobic display coating 		LTE, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi

Removes Crystal Reflection Glass back
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 time 		4.0 in (100 mm) Super AMOLED PenTile[16] or Super Clear LCD display (GT-i9023)
480x800 px (233 ppi)
9:15 aspect ratio 		4.65 in (118 mm) HD Super AMOLED PenTile[17]
720x1280 px (316 ppi)
9:16 aspect ratio
10 µs response time[citation needed] 		4.7 in (120 mm) "TrueHD+" IPS
768x1280 px (320 ppi)
9:15 aspect ratio 		4.96 in (126 mm) "TrueHD+" IPS
1080x1920 px (441 ppi)
9:16 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 		8 MP (3,264×2,448) sensor
1080p (1920x1080) video recording @ 30 fps
LED flash
Optical Image Stabilization
Front camera NA 0.3 MP (640×480) 1.3 MP
720p (1280x720) video recording @ 30 fps[18] 		1.2 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

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 (Bluetooth 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) 		In addition to prior:
802.11a/b/g/n/ac
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]

October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29) (Google Play Store)[29] September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) (Google Play Store)[30] NA

Tablets

Nexus 7

First generation
Main article: Nexus 7 (2012 version)

On 27 June 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, released in July 2012, serves as the first device to run Android 4.1, and makes content available through Google Play—including e-books, music, and video.

Second generation
Main article: Nexus 7 (2013 version)

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 tradition of the Nexus products, it was simultaneously released with the newest OS version, Android 4.3. It was made available 26 July 2013 at select retailers and on Google Play in the United States.[31]

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,[32] 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 29 October 2012, but the event was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.[33][34]

Comparison of tablets

Model Nexus 7 Nexus 10
2012 version 2013 version
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi + Cellular Wi-Fi Wi-Fi + Cellular
Manufacturer Asus Samsung
Status Discontinued Current
Release date July 2012 November 2012 July 2013 September 2013 November 2012
Last update date August 2013
Image File:Nexus 7 2013 Front Picture.jpg
Android version 4.1 Jelly Bean
upgradeable to 4.3 Jelly Bean 		4.3 Jelly Bean 4.2 Jelly Bean
upgradeable to 4.3 Jelly Bean
Cellular N/A GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSPA+ 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz 		N/A GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA+ 850/900/1900/1700/2100 (AWS) MHz
(Bands: 1/2/4/5/8)
LTE 700/750/850/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHZ
(Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/13/17)
LTE 800/850/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 MHz
(Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/20) 		N/A
Size 198.5 mm (7.81 in) H
120 mm (4.7 in) W
10.5 mm (0.41 in) D 		200 mm (7.9 in) H
114 mm (4.5 in) W
8.65 mm (0.341 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) 290 g (10 oz) 299 g (10.5 oz) 603 g (21.3 oz)
Processor 1.2 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L ARM Cortex-A9 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 1.7 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos 5250 ARM Cortex-A15
Graphics twelve-core Nvidia ULP GeForce @ 416 MHz Adreno 320 @ 400 MHz Mali-T604
Memory 1 GB 2 GB
Storage 8, 16 or 32 GB 32 GB 16 or 32 GB 32 GB 16 or 32 GB
Expandable memory N/A
Power 4,325 mAh
rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery 		3,950 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) 		7.02 in (178 mm) diagonal LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
1920 x 1200 pixels (323 ppi) 		10.1 in (260 mm) diagonal Super PLS capacitive touchscreen
2560 x 1600 pixels (300 ppi)
Rear camera N/A 5 MP with 1080p video recording 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 		3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi Dual-band (802.11 a/b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz)
NFC
Micro USB 2.0
Qi wireless charging
SlimPort 		3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth 3.0
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n @ 5,0 GHz)(MIMO+HT40)
Dual-side NFC
Micro-HDMI
Micro USB 2.0
Docking pins
References
Discontinued July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24) (8 GB in October 2012) July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24) In production

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".[35]

Google Experience devices

Main article: Google Experience device

Google Experience (sometimes referred to as "Nexus Experience") devices are devices that ship with a stock build of Android that receives Google-supplied updates, but are not branded as a Nexus device and do not have Google's involvement in the hardware design.[36][37]

Comparison of models

Highest official Android OS supported

Later versions of the Android operating system do not support earlier devices. This table indicates the highest official version of Android available for each generation of device.

Android OS Nexus smartphones Nexus tablets Other
One S Galaxy 4 5 7 (2012) 7 (2013) 10 Q
2.3.6 Yes No No No No No No No No
4.0 No No No No No No No No Yes
4.1.2 No Yes No No No No No No No
4.3 No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
4.4 No No No No Yes No No No No

Philip K. Dick Estate complaint

Upon the announcement of the first Nexus device, the Nexus One, 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.[38]

See also

References

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