Want Android Nougat? These are only phones you should buy

'Nougat' is the next version of 'Android'

The new version of Android called Nougat is coming. In fact, it is already here in beta version but in the coming two odds months it will also arrive as a full and final update for some of the existing phones.

Smartphones with Android Nougat

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Now the keyword here is "some". It won't come on all the Android that you have in the market right now. It will only come to some phones, and that too at a different schedule. So, if you are buying an Android smartphone today, which is the one you should get if you want to taste the sweet sweet Nougat when Google releases it for consumers. Here are the options:

Want Android Nougat? These are only phones you should buy!

Phones guaranteed to get Nougat >>

Huawei Nexus 6P: This is the flagship Android phone right now. It is also an official Google phone and it will definitely get the Android Nougat update, possibly with days of the public launch of the new operating system.


LG Nexus 5X: This is also a current generation Nexus phone and hence will definitely get Nougat update, possibly at the same time when Nexus 6P gets it.


HTC 10, HTC One A9 and HTC One M9: These are high-end HTC phones and they will get the Android Nougat. That much has been confirmed by HTC. But the chances are the updates will be delayed. HTC may take even a few months after the public launch of Android Nougat before it brings the updates to these three phones. Also, HTC 10 will most likely be the first HTC phone to get it.

Not officially confirmed but almost sure >>

Moto G4 Plus: Motorola, which uses almost unmodified version of Android in its phones, and since 2013 has an impeccable record of bringing Android updates is yet to officially confirm which of its phones will get Nougat. But it is almost certain that the Moto G4 Plus will be one of these phones.


Moto G4: If Moto G4 Plus is getting the update, the Moto G4 will also get it. The update are likely to come within weeks of the Nougat launch.


Moto Z phones: These are not yet available but by the time Nougat comes, they will be in the market. The Moto Z phones will also get the Nougat.


Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge: No official confirmation, but just like HTC Samsung will bring Nogat update to the current generation flagship Galaxy phones. Although, just like HTC the company may take a month after Nougat's public launch to bring it to its phones.


Galaxy Note 6: In the coming months, Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 6 -- or is it going to be called the Note 7 -- possibly with Marshmallow because the Nougat may not launch by then. But after that when Nougat update is available, expect Samsung to bring it to the latest Note as soon as it.


LG G5: To match HTC and Samsung, LG is also almost sure to bring the Nougat to the flagship G5 as soon as it can.

Other likely candidates >>

These are older phones but we have a feeling that they will get Android Nougat. These are:


LG Nexus 5: Old but still gold and that is why Google may give it one last update in the form of Nougat.


Moto X Force & Moto X Style: Powerful phones and expensive. Motorola may not like to leave in lurch users of these phones.


Moto X Play & Moto G Turbo: Phones with fairly fast hardware, we think these two will also get one.


Other than the phones mentioned here, there will be devices that will eventually get Nougat. For example, we feel the OnePlus 3 will get Nougat and so will many other phones, including some by Lenovo. But the update will come late and will not have the kind of value that it will have for phones that get it promptly.


At the same time, another grim truth is that Nougat will not reach majority of existing phones, including some high-end ones. Now, to a lot of users this may not matter. But if does to you, the phones listed here are the only safe bet if you want to buy a device that will get Android Nougat.

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