What is a Google phone?

[rjack22]

I was told my a customer rep in a Verizon store that the Galaxy Nexus was a Google phone made by Samsung. What does that mean?

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

I was told my a customer rep in a Verizon store that the Galaxy Nexus was a Google phone made by Samsung. What does that mean?

It means that Google had final say with everything in the phone however since Google didn't have phone manufacturing capabilities (prior to Motorola addition) it was made by Samsung.

 

[DaPoets]

And Google will be handling the very numerous updates to this phone.

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

And Google will be handling the very numerous updates to this phone.

Yes, I thought about adding that to my post, but didn't. So thank you for that addition.

 

[jpprice]

Yeah to sum it up...the phone is manufactured by Samsung, but the software is all Google's.

 

[Paul627g]

Last important part there is no bloatware or carrier pushed apps... Its just Pure Google, pure goodness...

 

[iastonish]

First in line for software updates <3

 

[rog152]

Any reason this phone does not say "With Google" on back?

 

[rickhamilton620]

Any reason this phone does not say "With Google" on back?

I've found the "with google" branding to be very sporatic among devices. At first I thought that "with google" = "Google Experience Device" but then it started showing up on stuff with sense, touchwiz, and blur.

 

[DaPoets]

technically all Android phones and tablets are "With Google"

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

Yes plus the GSM version doesn't say "with Google" it just says Google. My Thunderbolt said "with Google".

 

[anon(596177)]

Any reason this phone does not say "With Google" on back?

Because Verizon Didn't want it there. They be a pretty awesome cell phone company eh?

The GSM (global) version of this phone does have google branding on the back, where the Verizon Logo is on verizon's LTE nexus.

 

[ultravisitor]

I don't care what logo is on the back -- Samsung, Verizon, Google -- so long as it's not an Apple.

 

[anon(596177)]

I don't care what logo is on the back -- Samsung, Verizon, Google -- so long as it's not an Apple.

lol so funny. I dont have anything agianst iPhones, they are great in their own way, but I love watching people stick it to the Fruit Kings