LG Denies Involvement in Google Nexus 5
Korean smartphone manufacturer also addresses shortage issues surrounding Nexus 4.
Smartphone manufacturer and Google partner LG has denied its involvement in the rumored Nexus 5 smartphone.
Calling the reports as "unfounded", an unnamed LG spokesperson told Korean website Chosun Biz that the speculation isn't true. The firm also discussed the delays surrounding the in-demand Nexus 4.
Although Google blamed LG on the lack of inventory for the Nexus 4, the spokesperson claimed that no such delays existed at LG's end.
As for the Google Nexus 5 itself, it's rumored to feature a quad-core processor and a 1080p display. It's apparently scheduled for a release before the end of the year, while a tablet is also said to be in existence in the form of the Google Nexus 7.7.
Based on its name, the latter is expected to have a 7.7-inch display, which is said to be full HD. Powering the device is purportedly a Tegra 4 quad-core chip and 2 GB of RAM.
Unless I'm missing something and carriers actually pay more for each phone than Google sells it through the Play store, carriers are making a killing selling contracts with the N4's we were all waiting to buy from Google.
What do you have against LG? They are my go-to electronics company for anything other than the ultra-high-end...
No, Google bought Motorola for the patents portfolio (at least originally). Also, if they immediately started giving Moto preferential treatment, their partners will be pissed off and could start shifting to other platforms (if that was viable anyway).
Not saying that I think the statement is invalid, but I hate how they always headline these articles as if they were a fact, always citing 'anonymous' persons as the source, or using unreliable sources such as Digitimes.
Well I'd imagine that they weren't authorized to speak on the company's behalf. Or their name (in Korean) would be unintelligible in the English so they just didn't name him/her.