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Reminder: “Nexus Experience” Editions of the Galaxy S4 and HTC One Arrive Wednesday

Kellen June 24, 2013 110

For years, Android enthusiasts have expressed a desire to have top-of-the-line flagship devices outside of the Nexus line that are running stock Android and are far-removed from the experiences delivered by OEM skins. In fact, most ultra-enthusiasts still root...

Sony Xperia Z Will Offer the Closest Thing to a True “Nexus Experience” Should It Launch

Kellen June 7, 2013 131

Is Sony preparing to launch their flagship Xperia Z as a "Nexus experience" device through Google Play along with HTC and Samsung? According to two reports this week, that is indeed the case. Both reports claim that it will arrive this summer, though one...

A Few Thoughts on This “Nexus Experience” Program

Kellen May 30, 2013 186

The "Nexus experience" device appears to be all the rage these days, grabbing headlines left and right. After Google announced the first in this new category at Google I/O as the Samsung Galaxy S4 "Nexus experience," HTC decided they would like to be a part of...

HTC One “Nexus Experience” Confirmed by Sundar Pichai, Available June 26 for $599

Kellen May 30, 2013 234

Sundar Pichai is on stage at D11 this morning, and right out of the gate announced that they will sell an HTC One "Nexus Experience" through Google Play on June 26 for $599. This device was rumored and denied and rumored again shortly after Samsung and Google...

LG Exec Claims Company is Not Working on the Nexus 5, No “Google Edition” Phones Either

Kellen May 28, 2013 82

Even though Larry Page reportedly stopped off at LG HQ in early May to discuss the next Nexus smartphone, LG Mobile's European VP Kim Won has stated in an interview that his company is not working on what the media has dubbed the "Nexus 5." While Won and LG...

HTC One “Google Edition” Said to be Imminent, After the Company Denied Its Existence

Kellen May 24, 2013 148

Within an hour of Google's announcement at I/O that they would soon sell a special "Nexus experience" edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4, rumors popped up suggesting that HTC would do something similar with the One. And as soon as those rumors surfaced, HTC...

Samsung Galaxy S4 “Nexus Experience” Edition Will be a U.S. Exclusive

Kellen May 21, 2013 89

When the Samsung Galaxy S4 "Nexus experience" device launches on June 26 for the questionably high price of $649 through Google Play, it will be available to U.S. customers only. According to CNET who spoke with Google on the subject of availability, for now,...

Google Announces Samsung Galaxy S4 With “Nexus User Experience”

Kellen May 15, 2013 226

Google, on stage during the I/O keynote, just announced that they will sell a Samsung Galaxy S4 directly through Google Play with an unlocked bootloader, stock Android experience, LTE support, connectivity on AT&T and T-Mobile, with a "Nexus experience,"...