Last year, rumors began about a X-Phone – a device to be
produced by Google and its Motorola division. Unlike the Nexus phones, which
ran Android software, but were manufactured by other companies, the X-Phone
would be entirely Google. In December, the Wall Street Journal said the device
was "a marquee handset with cutting-edge features." Another way to
put that is that it was something for Samsung and Apple to watch out for. A few
weeks later, a new report on the X-Phone emerged, and said the device is ready for
a May 2013 launch. According to a forum thread spotted by Droid Life, the
X-Phone will be at the Google I/O conference in the spring, and unveiled in
July.
Google has 12 to 18 months of existing devices from Motorola,
but once those months are up, they can do as they please.
Google CEO Larry Page framed a few features he'd like to see
on the next Google phones – "Battery life is a huge issue," said
Page, according to The Verge. "You shouldn't have to worry about
constantly recharging your phone. When you drop your phone, it shouldn't go
splat. Everything should be a ton faster and easier. There’s real potential to
invent new and better experiences."
Google has not yet acknowledged the existence of an X-Phone.
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