An employee walks past the logo of Google in front of its former headquarters in Beijing
IN PHOTO: An employee walks past the logo of Google in front of its former headquarters, in Beijing June 2, 2011. Hackers who broke into Google's Gmail system had access to some accounts for many months and could have been planning a more serious attack, said the cyber-security expert who first publicly revealed the incident. Picture taken June 2, 2011. Reuters/Jason Lee

Google is reportedly working on a new Android OS version and it is expected to be introduced at the upcoming Google I/O 2015 event. Notably, this event will commence in May. With the new OS version shaping up, the search giant is apparently working with a device manufacturer to make its next Nexus smartphone i.e. Nexus 6 successor or Nexus 7 smartphone. Earlier rumours suggested that the manufacturer will be Huawei. But now, the latest report says the manufacturer of the Nexus 6 successor could be LG.

In hindsight, GSM Arena says, the 2013 flagship Nexus 5 reportedly enjoyed humongous success with cutting-edge configurations and nominal price tag. However, the Motorola-built Nexus 6 from 2014 relatively fell short of the expectations. It is worth noting that although the Nexus 6 comes with up-to-date specifications, the price was not as competitive as the Nexus 5. According to the latest speculations from Korea, Google will likely strike a deal with LG Mobile to make the Nexus 6 successor/Nexus 7 smartphone.

Reportedly, Android engineers from Google has visited LG’s Display and R&D unit in Korea, in addition to visiting other units that develop wireless charging parts and Optical Image Stabilisation for cameras. In case the partnership between LG and Google works out, the upcoming Nexus 6 successor will be LG’s third Nexus device among the list of Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, notes GSM Arena.

Even though, the device name has not been made public so far, the code name of the Nexus 6 successor is reportedly N000. It is worth mentioning that, this time around, the handset name has not been confirmed. Because, going by the company history, the upcoming handset should ideally be named Nexus 7 smartphone. However, a Google phablet with such a name already exist. Therefore, there is no hunch available to ascertain the name of the Nexus 6 successor/Nexus 7 smartphone, at this point. In any case, readers should note that Google and LG have not confirmed the existence of the Nexus 7 smartphone thus far.

What do you think of the Nexus 7 smartphone? Will Google stick to the said name or will it be a different series altogether? Feel free to leave a comment.

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