Is Google planning an entry-level Nexus device?
Next Google Nexus Device Could be $100 Android Phone : Read more
Next Google Nexus Device Could be $100 Android Phone : Read more
Highly unlikely. The nexus series is always top of the line outside of battery and camera and maybe screen. Expect it to have the highest end chip it can at the time and to be around 350 - 400.
InvalidError :John Kiser :Highly unlikely. The nexus series is always top of the line outside of battery and camera and maybe screen. Expect it to have the highest end chip it can at the time and to be around 350 - 400.
Part of the reason why Google entered the phone/tablet market was because they were very unhappy with the general features-vs-price balance of most devices on the market back then and wanted to redefine people's expectations. IMO, it would not be so strange for Google to want to redefine the $100 price point in a similar way they redefined the ~$350 price point with previous Nexus phones and ~$225 price point with N7 tablets.
I don't see them doing this with the nexus devices they may do something similar for the 50 - 100 dollar price point with the Ara Line of phones (assuming project Ara is called Ara on launch)
Someone please explain to me why we need over 3.6 million pixels on a phone.
Google entered the device market because it allowed them to aggregate more user data because that's where they get their money; not from a profit margin on devices. As such, they *can* sell devices at a reduced cost relative to other entities, where that money is recouped in their user-based advertising scheme. It just so happened that for a very long time, Android was so far behind the likes of iOS, you couldn't sell the same priced device and hope the users got the same enjoyment out of using those devices (vs. iphone, ipad, etc.). I think those times have changed, but google's motivation of selling nexus devices was never because they thought device prices were too expensive for consumers. It was because they were dissatisfied with the vast disparity between android devices, manufacturer and carrier bloat that was layered on top of Android, they wanted a certain amount of uniformity and consistency. In the end, it will help funnel Android and android app engineering in a much more focused and structured way, which will get back to better user experience, which will get more users, more user data, user-based advertisement, etc. If google could have gotten in the way that Apple did with carriers almost a decade ago, I don't think I could say that they'd do anything different...Part of the reason why Google entered the phone/tablet market was because they were very unhappy with the general features-vs-price balance of most devices on the market back then and wanted to redefine people's expectations. IMO, it would not be so strange for Google to want to redefine the $100 price point in a similar way they redefined the ~$350 price point with previous Nexus phones and ~$225 price point with N7 tablets.
there's already talk of the G3 packing a 5.5-inch 2560 x 1440 display.
there's already talk of the G3 packing a 5.5-inch 2560 x 1440 display.