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Rumor: Google to drop Nexus devices, stick with Play Edition phones

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Jan 2014 8:38 User comments (1)

Rumor: Google to drop Nexus devices, stick with Play Edition phones

According to blogger Eldar Murtazin, Google is preparing to drop their popular Nexus line starting next year.
Murtazin, who has leaked some big news in the past but in recent times has been mostly full of misinformation, says the devices will be dropped in 2015 and replaced by Play Edition versions of more devices from Android OEMs like Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony.

Additionally, "Play Edition" itself will be rebranded, to a more consumer-friendly name.

There are currently a handful of Play Edition devices, including the popular HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Z Ultra.





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127.1.2014 21:49

I hope it is true. It gives us basically what we got from nexus devices but with a lot more options.

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