Nexus 5 Smartphone Announced!

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Google has announced its new device: no, it’s not a new Nexus smartphone…but technically it sort of is. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been stripped of the TouchWiz UI skin and in its place is the stock Android experience – so essentially, this is the rumoured Nexus 5 smartphone.

This “deSamsunged” Galaxy S4 will also come with its bootloader unlocked, so users can easily root their devices should they wish to. An unlocked bootloader is particularly important in the US, where bootloaders are locked by carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile. With this Google-sold Galaxy S4, however, the LTE radios will work on both networks.

Google will begin selling this unlocked Galaxy S4 from its Play Store from June 26th, at a slightly lower price of $649 (retail prices for the Galaxy S4 in the US are around $700). The Galaxy S4 sold by Google will also have 16GB of storage, and will run on the latest Android 4.2, with the promise of “prompt system updates” – just like all Nexus devices.

 

[kyuuri]

i wouldn't really call it nexus 5... plus it's like double the price of the nexus 4

 

[indigo22]

i wont rly called it Nexus 5...

i could just get any phone and run a nexus rom if tts e case

 

[DeadmanINC]

is s4 ge not nexus 5 tempted to hoot liao

 

[warboy85]

my nxt phone

 

[bryant_16]

Quite disappointing no nexus 5.. Whole idea of Nexus phones are they are much much cheaper..

 

[Mach3.2]

Quite disappointing no nexus 5.. Whole idea of Nexus phones are they are much much cheaper..

Wrong..

Google Nexus is a line of mobile devices using the Android operating system produced by Google in conjunction with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner. Devices in the Nexus series do not have manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to Android (such as custom graphical user interfaces), and have an unlockable bootloader to allow further development and end-user modification. Nexus devices are the first Android devices to receive updates to the operating system.

And looking at past history, a nexus phone is released on a yearly basis... The current Nexus 4 is not even out for a year yet, mai ganjiong la..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Nexus

 

[reimina]

Its not a Nexus, because there is an iphone-like middle button.

 

[calvincn]

Its not a nexus

 

[touchme]

flash s4 with custom nexus rom same rite?

 

[androidified]

very misleading thread title

 

[kmkimlo]

wait and see.. it will be interesting if our local S4 has the exact same hardware as that model.. if exactly the same, the next cm10.2 will have everything working (incl. tv out)

 

[kennethtbh]

Very misleading title and no, its not a nexus.

 

[Baal]

Nexus 5?. And I thought stupidity is only reserved for iFruit owners.

 

[kennyboy]

Nexus 5?. And I thought stupidity is only reserved for iFruit owners.

That train has left a long time ago for Android users.....

 

[pwnzor7]

I rather buy normal s4 then go root and flash cm rom

 

[Swiftbladez]

before I came in I knew about the new galaxy s4 running stock android.

saw the title and thought really nexus 5.

now I'm disappointed.

 

[MGeaR356]

rubbish title. anyhow whack only.

 

[Computeron]

tio conned...

 

[lordlad0]

Mod...can change thread title?...this is really misleading by the TS