On September 29, Google has summoned all the media to an event, in which almost everyone assumes that the new Nexus will be presented, of which their official name is unknown at the moment, although everything points to who will be baptized as Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P and manufactured by Huawei and LG.
Over the last few years, Google mobile devices have gone from being useful tools for developers to becoming high-end smartphones, desired by almost all users.
Given the proximity of the arrival of the new Nexus to the market, today we wanted to make a review of all the smartphones that Google has launched on the market, with the support of major manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, HTC or Motorola. Of course, on this list you will find all the Nexus, yes, not including the two that are to come and that we will meet on September 29.
Nexus One
HTC was commissioned to manufacture the first mobile device of the Nexus family and is that the Taiwanese manufacturer, now in low hours, was in 2010 one of the market references and had also been in charge of manufacturing what will go down in history as the first terminal with Android, the HTC Dream.
These were the main Nexus One features and specifications:
- Dimensions: 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
- Weight: 130 grams
- Display: 3,7-inch LCD with a resolution of 480 × 800 megapixels
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD 8250 1 GHz
- RAM memory: 512 MB
- Android operating system 2.1
Today these specifications are not even those of many low-end terminals, but at that time they were something outstanding. It is also important to be very clear that this Nexus One was the first stone for Nexus devices to be what they are today.
Nexus S
The second member of the Nexus family was the Nexus S which was manufactured by Samsung and that it was the first collaboration between Google and Samsung, which at that time was already beginning to occupy a prominent place in the mobile phone market.
This terminal was an update of Samsung's flagship, the Galaxy S, although its price was slightly increased, which made the Nexus S an uneconomical smartphone for the date.
Although it was not a bad mobile device, it did not arouse much interest among users. We could say that Google did not know how to promote it either and it did not go beyond being in the pocket of a handful of developers and “crazy people” who at that time already very much appreciated the creations of the search giant.
Here we show you a small review of the Nexus S main features and specifications:
- Dimensions: 123.9 x 63 x 10.88 mm
- Weight: 129 grams
- 4-inch Super AMOLED screen
- Processor Samsung Exynos 3110 (ARM Cortex A8), 1 GHz
- RAM memory: 512 MB
- 5 megapixel rear camera
- 16GB internal storage
- Battery 1.500 mAh
- Android operating system 2.3
Galaxy Nexus
El Galaxy Nexus It is undoubtedly one of the most important Nexus in history and it came at a key moment for Samsung, the man in charge of manufacturing it, for Google and especially for Android, which began its final takeoff in that year 2011.
The South Korean company had presented the successful Galaxy S2 that year and Google decided to commission it to manufacture the new Nexus that It would have version 4.0 of Android, baptized as Ice Cream Sandwich and that it arrived loaded with interesting news.
In this Galaxy Nexus we were able to design a more careful design, a screen with HD resolution that was larger compared to the previous version and that in general offered users new functions, many new features and all with a more than reasonable price.
The Galaxy Nexus offered all users the following features and specifications:
- Dimensions: 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94 mm
- Weight: 135 grams
- 4,65-inch screen with HD resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels
- Processor: TI OMAP 4460 ARM Cortex-A9 dual core 1,2 GHz
- RAM memory: 1 GB
- Internal storage: 16 or 32 GB not expandable via microSD cards
- 5 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and no shutter lag
- Battery: 1.750 mAh
- Operating system: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Nexus 4
LG was once again the manufacturer of the Nexus 4 and managed to make this terminal aroused the interest of the entire market and a huge number of users. From the launch of this terminal we could say that it changed the way we all saw Google smartphones.
At a time when the main manufacturers began to launch devices that were increasingly priced, Google and LG were able to offer all users a smartphone with which we could do almost anything that we could imagine and for less than 300 euros.
If nowadays the mobile devices of the Nexus family are almost always a resounding success, to a certain extent, they owe it to this Nexus 4 and above all to LG that knew how to develop an almost perfect Nexus for a very low price and within the reach of almost anyone. user.
These were the main specifications of this Nexus 4 manufactured by LG:
- Dimensions: 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
- Weight: 139 grams
- 4.7-inch screen, with on Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and a resolution of 768 × 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad Core 1.5 GHz
- RAM memory: 2 GB
- Internal storage: 8 or 16 GB not expandable via microSD cards
- 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera
- Battery: 2.100 mAh
- Operating system: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Nexus 5
El Nexus 5 We could say that it has been the best Nexus of all those who have reached the market, without forgetting of course the Nexus 4 that we have just reviewed. This terminal was manufactured by LG and a clear sign that they did a great job is that Google has once again trusted the company of South Korean origin to manufacture one of the new Nexus.
The Nexus 5 was undoubtedly a mobile device with more than interesting features and a very low price that managed to seduce hundreds of thousands of users around the world. Even today it is possible to find many users with one of these terminals that are still at a good level, although that is a bit far from the big smartphones on the market.
These were the Nexus 5 main features and specifications:
- Dimensions: 69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mm
- Weight: 130 grams
- 4,95-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (445 ppi) Full HD True IPS
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon ™ 800 at 2,3 GHz
- RAM memory: 2 GB
- Internal storage: 16 or 32 GB
- 8 megapixel rear camera
- Battery: 2.300 mAh
- Android 4.4 KitKat operating system
If you want to take a trip back in time or think that this Nexus 5 may still be your ideal smartphone, you can still buy it through Amazon HERE.
Nexus 6
El Nexus 6 made by Motorola It was a step backwards for Google and despite the fact that it opted to launch a phablet with a 6-inch screen and offering quite powerful specifications, this did not convince users. Its price, well above that of other terminals in the Nexus family, did not help this device achieve the success of its predecessors.
Below you can see the main features and specifications of this Nexus 6:
- Dimensions: 82,98 x 159,26 x 10,06 mm
- Weight: 184 grams
- Screen: AMOLED 2K of 5,96 inches with Gorilla Glass protection and with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Its pixel density is 493 and its ratio is 16: 9
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Quadcore at 2,7 Ghz (28nm HPm)
- Graphics Processor: Adreno 420 GPU at 600 Mhz
- RAM memory: 3 GB
- Internal storage: 32 or 64GB without which can be expanded via MicroSD card
- Rear camera: 13 mpx (Sony IMX214 sensor) f / 2.0 with Autofocus, Dual LED ring flash and optical image stabilizer
- Front camera: 2 megapixels / HD video conferencing
- Battery: 3220 mAh that is not removable and that offers us the possibility of ultra-fast and wireless charging
- Operating system: Android 5.0 Lollipop
The "failure" of this Nexus also had a lot to do with battery problems that some users suffered and that neither Google nor Motorola ever recognized. Today it is still sold in most specialized stores and of course you can also buy on amazon at a much reduced price to the original.
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