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Nexus kinda ran out of numbers, since they already used 7 for the tablet. Google experimented for a while with weird model numbers like 5X and 6P, but seems to
by kijin 10y ago
Nexus kinda ran out of numbers, since they already used 7 for the tablet.
Google experimented for a while with weird model numbers like 5X and 6P, but seems to have decided against continuing it. It's the version wars all over again. Who wants to be stuck at 5 and 6 when Apple is at 7, Samsung will soon return with an 8, and Microsoft already played the "we'll skip ahead to 10" card?
- paulryanrogers 10y agoWhere is SemVer for hardware models?
- ddispaltro 10y agoSemVar is alive and well for hardware, every revision is incompatible with the previous.
- kijin 10y agoSince Google likes to release new phones every time there's a new major version of Android, they might as well match the phone model number with the Android version.
- y4mi 10y agoi was hoping they'd continue with the 'nexus 7 (2013)' and 'nexus 7 (2014)' trend. it was concise and easy to remember.
- ansible 10y agoGah, I dislike that. I even more dislike Apple's "late 2012" stuff. Please give me a specific name that refers to a specific hardware design. Things can get so confusing otherwise, especially when trying to buy something used. Yes, I know that there are specific model numbers... in tiny print... but if people don't know them or use them it is no help.