HAAS599
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For me, a "Google Experience" device has a suite of Google apps pre-loaded which can change based on the device and Android version being used. I think JR Raphael in the Computer World article is simply wrong for thinking Nexus and Google Experience are the same thing.
"Pure Android" isn't really a class of device IMO, but a term commonly used to describe a Nexus device or a device that isn't a Nexus but is running a stock build of Android.
A Nexus device is best defined by Wikipedia. Notice there is no mention of the phrase "Google Experience" in the definition.
I could be completely wrong also, but that is how I separate those three terms.
What makes the Nexus a Nexus is it the hardware and software or is just the software?
Both. Every Nexus device (so far) has been built with Google's input. There is room to play in the hardware side of it as far as different screen sizes, processers, cameras, etc. but there are certain hardware features that Google requires of a nexus device. Those required hardware features can change as the software evolves. For instance no front-facing physical buttons, front-facing camera, and minimum amounts of RAM.
"Pure Android" isn't really a class of device IMO, but a term commonly used to describe a Nexus device or a device that isn't a Nexus but is running a stock build of Android.
A Nexus device is best defined by Wikipedia. Notice there is no mention of the phrase "Google Experience" in the definition.
I could be completely wrong also, but that is how I separate those three terms.
What makes the Nexus a Nexus is it the hardware and software or is just the software?
Both. Every Nexus device (so far) has been built with Google's input. There is room to play in the hardware side of it as far as different screen sizes, processers, cameras, etc. but there are certain hardware features that Google requires of a nexus device. Those required hardware features can change as the software evolves. For instance no front-facing physical buttons, front-facing camera, and minimum amounts of RAM.