Google to Release 5 Nexus Devices on November 5th for Android’s 5th Anniversary
Filed under Rumors by Kenneth Pennington on May 23, 2012 at 10:57 PM
If this rumor pans out, it’ll certainly be one of the biggest stories of the year. TalkAndroid writer Robert Nazarian says that a reliable source indicated to him that Google would release five Nexus-branded devices this year. All five of those devices would surface on November 5th, which is the fifth anniversary of Android’s announcement on behalf of the Open Handset Alliance back in 2007.
TalkAndroid isn’t sure if November 5th is a release date or announcement date, but we’re sure that either would be quite an event. With manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Huawei, ZTE, Sony, and others in the mix, the Nexus devices could come from all over the board. This rumor lines up with one we recently heard about “multiple Android 5.0 Jelly Bean phones” coming from Google in the fall.
Remember, remember the 5th of November!!! Definitely looking forward to being a little low on cash by the 6th!
I sure do want to get my hands on all five of them :)
I’m really hoping they use Motorola to build at least one of the devices. I like Motorola as a manufacturer, but their locked bootloaders and software generally kill the experience. If those two factors were removed, I would buy their device in a heartbeat.
This is one of those rumors I can’t believe..but oh god I hope it is true. And I guess we are long over due for the Nexus Tablet.
Here’s to wishful thinking though!
I hope one of the devices is a Padfone/Atrix type device… with ASUS supposedly making the Nexus 7″ tablet, it would be cool to see them release a Padfone/Padstation combo that was a Nexus class device. Part of the allure of Jelly Bean is that it’s supposed to come with some form of ChromeOS in there. The best way to show a cloud-based OS off is to put it on the most flexible device ever.