Google Nexus

Logo of Nexus

Galaxy Nexus, the latest in the Nexus family

The Nexus, Nexus brand or Nexus family is a series of Android smartphones produced by Google in co-operation with selected hardware companies. The purpose of the Nexus phones is to offer a "pure Android experience", where the phones come free of carrier or manufacturer modifications and with an unlockable bootloader^[1] to allow for further development and end-user modification.^[2] Nexus phones are considered the "flagship" Android devices.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

• The Nexus One was manufactured by HTC and released in January 2010.
• The Nexus S was manufactured by Samsung and released in December 2010 to coincide with the release of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
• The Galaxy Nexus is the latest Nexus phone. It was first released in on November 17, 2011 in the United Kingdom along with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich^[8].

See also

• Android Dev phone

References

1. ^ http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/12/its-not-rooting-its-openness.html
2. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/galaxy-nexus-gets-rooted-forums-burst-into-applause/
3. ^ http://lifehacker.com/5707214/google-launches-android-23-gingerbread-and-nexus-s-flagship-phone
4. ^ http://gizmodo.com/5851133/samsung-galaxy-nexus-the-greatest-androids-got-a-720p-super-amoled-display
5. ^ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/dont-diss-my-phone-nexus-s-to-get-ice-cream-sandwich-within-weeks/5214
6. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/exclusive-samsung-flagship-phone-with-gingerbread-and-huge-di/
7. ^ http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/07/21/nexus-s-on-its-way-to-att-too-late-to-matter/
8. ^ http://www.androidcentral.com/today-galaxy-nexus-day-uk-only-if-you-want-new-contract

External links

• Google.com/nexus
• Using Hardware Devices to develop Android applications