First Android Silver Device by LG to Pack Qualcomm MSM8994; Nexus 6 Successor to be Sprint

Handsets made by LG will reportedly be the first among Android Silver devices that will replace Google's four-year-old Nexus smartphones.

A series of leaks reveal details about Google's long-rumoured Android Silver project.

Well known Twitter leakstar, evleaks, recently confirmed there would be no Nexus 6 and that there would be no further Google Nexus smartphones. He then confirmed that Android Silver devices were expected soon with availability sometime around next February.

In a new disclosure, evleaks claims that LG handsets will be one among the first Android Silver lineups. The devices will be powered by Qualcomm MSM8994, which is said to be Snapdragon 810.

This makes sense, considering previous rumours according to which LG and Motorola were expected to be the top contenders for manufacturing the Android Silver smartphones, wherein Google would limit the number of third party apps that could be pre-installed or mandate users to be able to uninstall the apps.

Other manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC and Sony are still in contention as hardware partners.

Google is said to have spent $1bn for the manufacture of Android Silver which will target the United States and other developed markets.

LG handset, running a Qualcomm MSM8994, to be among first Silver devices. Successor to the Nexus 6 initiative, expected on Sprint in the US.