Google will launch its own phone this year, report says

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Google will launch its own phone this year, report says
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Since 2010, Google has showcased the stock Android experience with its line of Nexus phones and tablets, the latest of which are the Nexus 5X (http://mashable.com/2015/10/19/google-nexus-5x-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and the Nexus 6P (http://mashable.com/2015/10/20/google-nexus-6p-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).*

But those phones aren't actually manufactured by Google. The company has employed an ever-changing lineup of smartphone makers to build them — the 6P is thus manufactured by China's Huawei, while the 5X has been made by LG.*

**w, according to a report (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tech**logy/2016/06/26/google-to-step-up-smartphone-wars-with-release-of-own-handset/) by The Telegraph, Google plans to completely take over the reins and build its own phone from scratch.*

SEE ALSO: Google's Pixel C and the rise of the Ultrabet (http://mashable.com/2015/09/29/google-pixel-c-ultrabet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


It is unclear whether the new device would be sold under the Nexus brand. While there are ** details about its hardware specifications, the report, which cites sources familiar with the matter, says Google will take more control over the device's design, manufacturing and software.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/google-phone-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


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