Last week a rumor emerged that Google had sought a Chinese ally to make the next Nexus device. Shortly after we learned that the chosen one would be Huawei, something that is now confirmed by sources originating in the Asian country. Why huawei What direction will the range take with this new partnership? And what about Motorola? How does LG fit into this equation? Many questions in the air that will be resolved as the third quarter of the year approaches.
The possibility that Google was allying with a company was known a few days ago when the machinery of speculation was turned on. Then began a "casting" of candidates among which were Lenovo, Meizu, Xiaomi as the favorite of many users and the chosen one: Huawei. The manufacturer has obtained a great year 2014 thanks to terminals such as the Ascend P7, Mate 7 or the Honor range, with the low-end Honor 3C or the Honor 6 Plus, which will soon be on sale in Europe.
For 2015, the firm is changing many things, both commercially with the elimination of the Ascend surname for the future P8, as at a strategic level, betting on quality more than ever as shown by the MediaPad X2 phablet recently unveiled at Mobile World Congress. Another device that will arrive is the Honor 4X, which will repeat the formula of the Honor 6 Plus, a phablet with a great value for money.
La value for money until the Nexus 6 was one of the hallmarks of the Nexus range. Getting it back could be one of the reasons why they broke up with Motorola and looked at Huawei. Kevin yang, Director of Research in China of iSuppli, one of the leading firms in market research, has been the one who has confirmed this new marriage that will surely bring a new turn of direction.
It remains to be seen what happens to important matters such as processor choiceHuawei might want to use a self-made Kirin, as it could help it in its fight with Nvidia, MediaTek or Samsung, while Google might want to keep the deal with Qualcomm. It is also pending how LG fits in here, which according to the information would be related to Nexus, how manufacturer of the new tablet?