Friday, June 7, 2013

Sony Xperia Z rumored to get the Google Nexus treatment

Sony Xperia Z rumored to get the Google Nexus treatment

Google Nexus Edition by subtraction of bloated UI features

The Sony Xperia Z is already a TechRadar-recommended smartphone, but the Android device's interface may get even better thanks to a report that says a Google Nexus edition is on the way.

Sony and Google have teamed up to develop a Google Edition of the LTE-equipped smartphone, according to anonymous Sony sources who talked to Android Geeks.

The Google Nexus version of the Xperia Z is said speculated to run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, a step up from the phone's current Android 4.1 version of Google's operating system.

Google could also use the water-resistant and dustproof phone as a way to demo its expected Android 4.3 OS release, but that remains speculation.

Pure price to pay

The Sony Xperia Z Google Nexus, if the report is accurate, will cost $599 in the Google Play Store after it is announced in July.

That's a steep price, however, it won't have a two-year carrier contract attached to it, just like previous Nexus phones.

The Xperia Z would join recently Nexified phones like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 in running a stock Android operating system at a contract-free higher initial price.

Sony and Google have not responded to TechRadar's request for a comment on the as-it-stands unconfirmed Nexus version of the Sony Xperia Z, but we will update this story when they get back to us.


Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-rumored-to-get-the-google-nexus-treatment-1157401

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