The smartphone war appears to commence early this 2016 as the LG G5 is reportedly coming out on February 21 or the same day that Samsung is scheduled to unpack its initial back of flagship models for the year - the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Will Google follow shortly with its vanilla Android-powered Nexus 2016?
The question arises as the LG G5 is among the rumored upcoming hero phones that Google is likely to use as the next Nexus base-model. That the G5 is to be revealed on the same day that the Galaxy S7 will make its public debut is based on a tweet posted by LG USA Mobile, which Android Police said in a new report, was immediately deleted.
While the shout out might have been a slip, Android Police claimed that the tweet essentially confirmed of the G5's approaching rollout. The same report indicated that the LG Mobile announcement was accompanied by a similar hint on the company's Facebook page (viewable here).
Now if the unintended revelation will hold, the G5 indeed is something that Google would want to reimagine as the follow up to any of the Huawei Nexus 6P and the LG-made Nexus 5X. Rumors are persistent that the device is all fired up when unbox with Qualcomm's superhot Snapdragon 820 that likely is packed with a mighty graphic engine - the sequel to Adreno 530 GPU.
Paired with the SD 820 on LG G5 is 3GB of RAM though when it comes to the pure Android-flavored Nexus 2016, Google could bump up the RAM provision to 4GB for breakneck processing speed and overall stable performance.
The G5, according to a recent leak from South Korea, is speculated too to rock a metallic unibody design but with a twist - the device's lower casing is detachable that will permit users to slide out and slide extra battery. This is made possible by LG's Magic Slot design blueprint.
However, it is doubtful if Google will employ the same design language with any of the Nexus 2016 variants. Report said that the upcoming series will again be served in two and at least three device makers have emerged as solid candidates for the honor - HTC, Huawei and LG.
The LG G5 touching down this February could mean the commercial launch is happening anytime in March or April. And if the G5 will end up as the repurposed Nexus 2016 pure Android flagship, the latter is well-positioned for what could prove as a relatively earlier release date this 2016, likely soon after the Google I/O Developers Conference in May or June.