Manufacturer says it’s not currently working on Nexus 5, but wouldn’t turn down the opportunity
An interview with European LG Mobile VP Won Kim sparked a bit of excitement this morning, as selected quotes appeared to show that the manufacturer wasn’t interested in collaborating with Google on a future Nexus smartphone. In an article in Dutch publication AllAboutPhones, Kim is quoted as saying “The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google. However we do not need such a marketing success again.”
Kim also appeared to distance himself from any possibility of “Google Edition” version of top LG handsets (as Samsung is doing with the Galaxy S4), saying LG has “no plans” to offer such a phone.
However LG quickly released a statement to clarify matters, saying that Kim’s comments had been misinterpreted. The official message passed to The Next Web states that “What Mr. Won Kim said is that we are not currently working on a Nexus 5, which is true. But that doesn’t mean we would turn down the opportunity.”
The news comes amid rumors from the Korean press in recent weeks stating that LG is indeed the chosen partner for the next Nexus smartphone. Regardless, we’re still a good five or six months out from the usual launch window for new Nexus devices, so we’ll just have to wait and see how things pan out.
Source: The Next Web, AllAboutPhones