Marlin & Sailfish: HTC builds Nexus smartphone for Google

The next two Nexus smartphones from Google are reportedly built in Taiwan at HTC. This at least according to the pro-leaker Evan Blass - the "leakt" right usually with his revelations.

The Nexus 5X from LG. This year, both Nexus models can come from HTC.

Per Twitter announced Pale on Wednesday evening his latest findings: "HTC builds 2 Android N-devices that are referred to internally as M1 and S1." And significantly, he adds the hashtag "#nexus" added. This means, of course, it is common not to say that it is the next Nexus smartphone in the devices, but the probability is high, also believes Android Police.

• Internal code name for the Nexus models: Marlin and Sailfish

The internal code name of HTC presumably based on the secret names which also Google currently uses for its two new Nexus devices: Marlin and Sailfish. At Google, there is a long tradition to miss its Nexus devices once internally maritime names. The current models 5X and 6P were formerly called Bullhead (to German: catfish) and angler (monkfish), the Nexus 6 was Shamu (a known Orca) and the Nexus 5 was Hammerhead, which is the English name for the Hammerhead. Earlier codename however, no longer appear to be in this week.

According to insiders should Google have finished with HTC a three-year deal to be build its next Nexus devices from the Taiwanese manufacturer. This year, the company has 10, a quite remarkable model introduced with the HTC - by weaker equipment in previous years. If all goes as far, then, Google's new Nexus smartphones this fall before. Last year, the presentation of the new smartphones end of September took place, which can also be 2016 again the Nexus period. In this press conference revealed Google as a great surprise, the pixel C.

More details about the new Nexus smartphones are not yet known, rumors there are hardly any, might as the successor of Nexus and Nexus 5X 6P look. Last ventured a graphic designer with a study a speculative view. However, the device looked more like the HTC 10. T were successful Google Smartphones way not because the price was lowered soon after the appearance.

LG 2016 is not build Nexus 5X successor to Google

LG wants to build 2016 no Nexus smartphone for Google. The Nexus 5X from last year will therefore receive no direct successor - at least not from LG. The betrayed on the edge of the MWC 2016 in Barcelona the South Korean manufacturer.

"LG needs to focus on its own brand," said an LG spokesman Roger Cheng of CNET at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Thus, the manufacturer explains the decision to build a Nexus smartphone for Google in the current year. Although it was satisfied with the cooperation so far and the results - the Nexus 5 from 2013 and nexus 5X of 2015. The relationship with Google is still good. However, the development of Android smartphones for Google required heavy investment by LG. And one wants to get stuck in future products, the more obvious are from our own spring and embody the LG brand.

Nexus 5X had a hard time with the Nexus 6P

LG says so on the dark side, which brings the development of a Nexus device for Google with it. On the one hand there is the possibility to bring the first smartphone with a new version of Android on the market. On the other hand, the own brand gets into the background. During the first Nexus 5 by LG also was a real crowd pleaser, it had the Nexus 5X from the beginning of serious, since it around the same time with the flashier Nexus 6P released by Huawei.

However, LG will naturally continue to rely on Android and Android Wear. What the manufacturers talking at MWC also held out the prospect is a return of the LG Watch Urbane LTE 2nd Edition. The watch had been taken just a week after its release in November 2015 due to display problems from the market. Even a second SmartWatch you plan for the second half of 2016th