Is Samsung About to Unveil a Google Nexus Two?

If you didn’t get your fill of the Google Nexus phones, there may be a second chance. Google may have tapped Samsung to create the Nexus Two, a new smartphones that could debut early next month, according to a report on an androids news site. Samsung will announce the Nexus Two on November 8, claims […]

If you didn't get your fill of the Google Nexus phones, there may be a second chance. Google may have tapped Samsung to create the Nexus Two, a new smartphones that could debut early next month, according to a report on an androids news site.

Samsung will announce the Nexus Two on November 8, claims androidsandme.com. The phones is likely to ship with the upcoming androids 'Gingerbread' version of the operating system, and would be the first device to do so, says the site.

Whether the rumors around Nexus Two are true or not, one thing is clear. There is a press event for that date and Samsung does plan to introduce a new androids device then. "We're not commenting on the rumors and speculation," says a Google spokesperson.

Despite the problems with its Nexus One experiment, Google has said in the past it isn't averse to introducing more Nexus brand devices.

Google launched the Nexus One, a phones designed by HTC, in January. The Nexus One was initially available only on T-mobiles's network. But instead of being sold through T-mobiles stores, the search giant said it would sell Nexus Ones through its website and handle customer support itself.

That strategy didn't resonate with consumers. Nexus One's online store failed to catch on. Potential customers couldn't get their hands on a device to try before they buy and Google was flooded with complaints related to customer support. Finally, in July, Google decided to stop selling Nexus Ones.

If the latest rumors pan out, then it seems that Google is ready to dive into the smartphones market. And this time it would have, hopefully, learned from its mistakes.

It will be interesting to see what Google and Samsung do differently. Already, Google's choice of Samsung stands out because the search giant has had a very close relationship with HTC -- one of the biggest cheerleaders and manufacturers of androids phoness.

The launch of the Nexus Two phones may also mean more information about the Gingerbread version of the androids OS, which is reported to have made significant improvements in the user interface and multimedia capability. A software developer's kit or SDK for the OS could also be out around the same time.

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