You may have heard the rumors that LG is setting up a Nexus this current year – what were calling the Nexus 5 (2015), given it will reportedly be described as a 5.2-inch device. We now have confirmation from sources within LG which the company is indeed considering making the 2015 Nexus.
Until now, Huawei ended up the most consistently rumored OEM partner to the Google Nexus smartphone (without any concrete particulars surrounding a likely Nexus tablet partnership). Last year, LG was mildly rumored to get behind what later took over as the Nexus 6 under Motorola, but our sources told us back then that LG had its causes of wishing to target its own portfolio rather than make one third back-to-back Nexus with Google.
Things could have changed this coming year though. When we asked our source outright if LG is at any way linked to a new Nexus, the response was that, ''it's into consideration at LG.'' Whether what this means is there are a few OEM partners shared – including Huawei – and how the final decision has yet for being made by Google, or that LG may be offered the partnership and needs to say yes to it, is unclear. No mention was developed of any second Nexus expressed by Huawei or other OEM for example.
We contacted Google today for discuss a potential partnership with LG with the next Nexus, however, a spokesman said Google would, "not inquire into rumors or speculations".
LG's decision to back out of any Nexus partnership this past year produced some good results, together with the outstanding LG G3 skyrocketing LG to the top level of many best Android phone lists. While the LG G Flex 2 and LG G4 are worthy successors, processor issues are already an Achilles' heel for both devices.
The problematic Snapdragon 810 has brought lots of bad press – reinforced by poor real-world performance – along with the G4 finds itself tied to a less-than-ideal CPU (read our exclusive story on why LG chose to not use the Snapdragon 810 within the LG G4).
However, a Nexus released rolling around in its traditional Q4 time slot would reap the benefits of a next-gen Qualcomm processor, likely the Snapdragon 820 or 815. This processor change would effectively sidestep the thermal throttling and battery problems that have plagued Snapdragon 810-equipped devices much like the G Flex 2 and HTC One M9.
Using the LG G4 because the blueprint to the next Nexus would also potentially deliver us the 1st truly impressive Nexus camera experience. A Nexus in line with the G4 having a better processor and stock Android would certainly be a perfect complement to LG's Nexus roots and Google's pledge for making the Nexus camera experience unparalleled.
We'll follow this story closely and let you referred to as soon even as hear anymore on a prospective LG Nexus in 2015.