Samsung might make a great future Nexus phone

Sep 5, 2015 10:29 GMT  ·  By

Google scheduled a press event for September 29 and during it we expect the search giant to introduce Android 6.0 Marshmallow and two new Nexus devices (possibly three, Nexus 8 anyone?), one made by Huawei and one manufactured by LG.

Huawei has been tasked by Google for the first time to produce a Nexus device and given the company’s hasty rise in the past few months we can understand the search giant’s decision.

But while we are waiting for the new Nexus devices to pop up, it dawned on us that LG will be releasing its third Nexus phone this year. That’s a pretty solid working relationship Google and the Korean tech giant have set up for themselves. But what other device manufacturers have catered to Google in the past?

Samsung, for example, built the Nexus S, the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 10 tablet which launched back in 2012. But it has been a while since Samsung took up any Nexus-y projects and that’s a shame, we think.

What if Samsung went back at making Nexus devices?

With all the technological advancements in Samsung’s portfolio, a 2015 Nexus might turn out to be an extraordinary product. Let’s think about it.

Based on what Samsung has released this year (Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge+/Galaxy S6 edge), a Nexus made by the company would benefit from a great camera experience.

The 16MP rear camera brings optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash and can shot at 5,312 x 2,988 pixel resolution and as you can read in our Galaxy S6 review, the experience of using the snapper is quite satisfactory.

Furthermore, Samsung made an upgrade to UFS 2.0 Storage which is a pretty big improvement over its predecessor, bringing faster read/write times into the equation.

2015 also marks a design overhaul for the Korean device maker, as now the company employs glass and metal when its flagships are concerned. So we believe that a Nexus device should most likely receive the same treatment.

In the display department, Samsung’s AMOLED screens are yet to disappoint customers. The displays deliver great color accuracy, brightness, contrast ratio and viewing angle degradation.

What’s more, Google’s Nexus models have always been known to rely on Snapdragon processors, and this year we expect the LG-made Nexus 5 to come with a Snapdragon 808 under the hood, which is all fine and dandy.

But the Huawei Nexus is rumored to be carrying a Snapdragon 810 under the hood, which is pretty worrisome news given the fact that the platform is known to love overheating scenarios. But if Samsung steps into the equation, then the Nexus phone will probably receive power from Samsung’s own Exynos (7420) platform.

Stock Android Samsung flagship, anyone?

As we have seen with the Galaxy S6, the chip is highly powerful and quite efficient. Last but not least, how many of you wouldn’t just absolutely love a Samsung device equipped with stock Android, instead of the highly abhorred TouchWiz interface? We’re guessing that many you would be thrilled.

Still Samsung’s new flagships come with some caveats, they don’t offer a microSD card slot or a removable battery. But then again nor do the Nexus devices. But with Samsung onboard a new Nexus project, things could finally change.

So what do you think? Does a new Samsung Nexus sound good to you?