The Galaxy Nexus 2 from Samsung seems to be the hottest topic on the Internet at the moment. While the device has been generating a host of rumors over the months, only recently has it been dubbed as the Samsung i9260.
Per reports, the company will either make an announcement, or even launch Google's next Nexus smartphone in the next 30 days. What's more, it is speculated that Google will also launch a new version of Android. However, experts are of the opinion that the new operating system, a likely follow-up to the current Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, will not be called Android 5.0.
Currently, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is running on only two smartphone variants and one tablet after a couple of months since its public release. Therefore, it makes perfect business sense if Google intends on simply launching a revamped version of Jelly Bean, with some minor improvements and fixes, instead of a completely new Android platform.
"We really thought that the next Android release would be 5.0, so I was a little surprised to hear that the next Nexus will feature a point release. Google did this before when they announced Honeycomb Android 3.1 at Google IO 2011, so it wouldn't be the first time it has happened. We have already spotted Android 4.2 in our recent server logs, so it's possible that is the version of Android that we will see on this next Nexus device," noted an AndroidandMe report.
As of now, numerous sources have suggested that Google will indeed be revealing the next Nexus device in the month of October. A few sources have also indicated that the device has already been leaked. What this means is that amongst all the floating rumors and speculations, some conjectures may even turn out to be true.
As far as a new OS in concerned, it has also been mentioned that the Android software that will be arriving on the Nexus 2 will just be an iterative step up. Therefore, it would make sense if the new software is not dubbed Android 5.0, but Android 4.2 which is likely on the cards.
Whether this new information is genuine or phony is anybody's guess as its authenticity cannot be currently validated. However, considering that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus celebrates its first birthday this November, it is difficult to discount the existing rumors as being untrue.
Other rumors, that are also doing the rounds on the Internet, discuss Google's plans of changing its approach towards the Nexus program.
