Next Nexus to be made by LG, powered by quad core Tegra 3?

[Fire&Blood]

http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2011/04/rumor-lg-nexus-3/

 

[mammador]

I'm surprised at LG, if this story is true and not just hearsay. I guess it's LG's chance to get its foot in the door, most likely there may be an iPhone 5 out by that time, so they have to compete.

 

[Bateluer]

I suddenly have some buyer's remorse . . . :/

Don't see any carrier information in the link though.

 

[Fire&Blood]

I was surprised it's LG as well. I was expecting Motorola but given their bootloader policy, making a nexus would oppose it. Motorola is focused on Verizon and VZW hates Nexus phones, so LG does make sense.

What I do like about LG: generous with specs and bold in hardware selection. They were the first to offer a dual core phone and the only OEM to put a OMAP4 in a phone.
And LG doesn't care (yet) about locking bootloaders, a major factor.

While LG caught flak for their skinning and general software quality, it's not an issue since it's the Nexus.

Obviously, this is at rumor stage but I do find it plausible or wouldn't have posted it.

 

[ew915]

I don't know, the Nexus S missed the dual core train, i don't have much confidence the next Nexus phone will have the latest Quad Core.

 

[Bateluer]

I was surprised it's LG as well. I was expecting Motorola but given their bootloader policy, making a nexus would oppose it. Motorola is focused on Verizon and VZW hates Nexus phones, so LG does make sense.

AT&T's not too crazy about them either. That leaves Sprint? Regional carriers?

 

[Fire&Blood]

T-Mobile is expected to remain a separate entity well past the usual Nexus launch date. You do have a point though, without subsidy, it won't sell well like the Nexus 1/s previously.
Despite that, a quad core phone won't go unnoticed.

Steve Jobs said the iphone will always feature a 3.5" screen but I am hooked on 4.3". Still, I hope the iphone 5 kicks ass and forces others to pull out all the stops. I want the OEM's who cater to me to be in a position where they have to reply with their best shot. Tools needed for that are in the process of being made.

 

[s44]

I'm guessing this will be the Nexus Tab... Then it could truly be carrier-free, for one thing.

Because Moto sucks.

LG's main hardware problem so far has been displays; hopefully they stick to IPS for this one.