The new Nexus 5 (2015) is expected to be from the South Korean tech giant LG. (Photo : Reuters)
The Google Nexus 2015 is a flagship that likely will be based on an Android device. LG and Huawei are said to be in strong contention to produce the next Nexus handsets but in reality Google has yet to confirm anything. What exactly the device is remains a guessing game.
Who will make the Nexus 2015? Two names quickly come to mind - Motorola because it was responsible for the Nexus 6 that came out in 2014 and LG that put together the Nexus 5 in 2013. If indeed Google will pick from the two companies to build one of the two Nexus phones it plans to release it will be easy to pinpoint the base-model.
Most likely, Motorola will reimagine its newest pride the Moto X 2015 that takes two commercial names - the Moto X Style for international users and the Moto X Pure Edition for U.S. buyers. As for LG, the choice is between the now available LG G4 and LG G4 Pro. The latter is preferred by Android fans as it will surely out-spec the former.
Now the question begs: Which will make the better Nexus 2015? A brief comparison should lead to the answer:
The build and design
LH has touted that the G4 Pro is a super premium flagship that suggests of high-end materials and components, inside and out of the device. For the casing, it is expected that metal and glass are the standard choice that ensures of premium feel should the device ends up as the Nexus 2015. The G4 Pro repurposed as the next Nexus promises the most upscale build of the product line to come out.
The third-gen Moto X, on the other hand, has a metal framing but retains bit of plastic materials, specifically on the back plate. The device may lag in the premium build department but as the Nexus 2015 it will likely carry over two killer features - customization and protection against liquid spill. None of these will be on the G4 Pro.
Display
The new Moto X and the LG G4 Pro will both satisfy in the display area. The Motorola handset measures at 5.7-inch while LG is at 5.8-inch. Both boasts of 2K display resolution with nearly identical pixel density (506ppi on the G4 Pro and 520ppi on the Moto X 2015). In this respect, it is a matter of real-world implement but users will surely get the best of a phablet Nexus render in any of the smartphones.
Epic camera experience
LG said the G4 Pro main shooter will showcase a 27MP cam combined with a front facing 8MP selfie recorder. The Moto X 2015 camera system is 21MP on rear and 5MP on front. The superlative camera specs say that any of the two will deliver to even the highest shooting expectations for the Nexus 2015. As LG has said, the G4 Pro is a super premium flagship and so it its shooting capabilities. As for the new Moto X, Motorola boasts that the latest iteration packs one of the best cameras in the world. Whatever will become the Nexus this year, users will win.
Power
Under the hood, the LG G4 Pro is a muscle car as the main engine is an 8-core Snapdragon 820 chip that reportedly scored 85,00 plus during an AnTuTu benchmark testing. This Ferrari will race against the 2015 Moto X's hexa-core Snapdragon 808. The G4 Pro is tapped on 4GB of RAM while the Moto relies only on 3GB of RAM.
In this respect, Nexus fans would want Google to pick LG. No match obviously.
Vanilla Android slugfest
The Moto X 2015 is already driven by pure Android so it becoming the next Nexus is just a matter of formality but there are some toppings on the operating system that are actually useful to even the most hardcore Android fans. For the G4 Pro to run on stock Android is an exciting prospect. It should be fun how a premium toy will behave when restricted within the confines of pure Android universe.
Pricing
There is little doubt that at $400 a pop for the basic model, the Moto X 2015 is the cheapest Android flagship out there. And it could get better as Google normally shaves off the price of the flagship that it transforms into a Nexus phone. It could be the same for the LG G4 Pro but one thing is sure, the sticker price cannot go as low as the Moto X if the same components will be used in the LG Nexus assembly.
So on release date, cheaper is the Moto X 2015 if Google will favor the device as one of the Nexus 2015 models.
