Is Huawei building a Google Nexus phone? Rumours suggest the answer is a big yes!
It has long been rumoured that Google would eventually team up with a Chinese phone maker to produce a Nexus device, but we have always wondered who it would be. Favourites have been Oppo, Xiaomi and ZTE, but it seems Huawei are the brand to get the contract.
Huawei hope to be one of the worlds largest phone makers with hopes to overtake rivals Samsung, and building the next Nexus phone would be a step in the right direction.
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So what do we know about the Huawei Nexus phone? Well apparently Huawei are currently developing their Nexus device in China now. The phone will feature a Snapdragon 810 chipset rather than their own Kirin models, and boast a 2K display measuring 5.7-inches.
From current Huawei design trends we can assume that the Huawei Nexus will follow the alloy body and double glass theme with narrow bezels. It might be possible that the Huawei Nexus could get a fingerprint scanner and maybe even a dual camera set up like the current Huawei Honor 6 Plus!
Are you excited at the prospects of a Huawei Nexus phone?
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If it were to get a 6″ screen then yes but unfortunately not. I read that lg were making the next nexus phone again, are there gonna be 2 variants or will this be an Asia only model??
Google was reportedly in talks with both Huawei and LG for the next Nexus phone. Nothing official has ever been said by Google. They weren’t pleased with the Motorolla Nexus 6 which has been a flop sales wise. They had good results with LG in the past but they wanted to improve their standing in China so they wanted to work with a Chinese company.
Personally I would love to see 3 phones by 3 different manufacturers. A budget, midrange and flagship all sporting the Nexus name.
It may be a KIRIN Soc poweres Android 2 line up also !
I’m hoping they switch to SD820 by that time. As going by that leaked Xiaomi roadmap, the Mi5 is launching in November with SD820. So hopefully this years Nexus also ends up having it too, as the Nexus phone is normally announced in October and released in November.