Android Lollipop 4.5/5.0 Rumors, Details: Does the ‘Nexus 8’ ‘Leak’ Confirm Lollipop 64-Bit Architecture Support?

Recently “leaked” information about the Google Nexus 8 indicates that the speculated Android “Lollipop 4.5” or Android “Lollipop 5.0” will support 64-bit architecture.
Android Lollipop 4.5/5.0 Rumors, Details: Does the ‘Nexus 8’ ‘Leak’ Confirm Lollipop 64-Bit Architecture Support?
The Nexus 10 tablet, left, and the Nexus 4 smartphone are shown in a file photo.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
6/9/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Recently “leaked” information about the Google Nexus 8 indicates that the speculated Android “Lollipop 4.5” or Android “Lollipop 5.0” will support 64-bit architecture.

The Google I/O 2014 is scheduled for June 25 and 26, and Google is expected to announce its latest Android OS update.

So far, there is little to no news from Google about what to expect from their upcoming Android update, which has been speculated to be called Android Lollipop 4.5 or Android Lollipop 5.0.

However, some information has been “leaked” lately about the upcoming “Nexus 8” tablet, and it gives an inkling about the new Android OS.

It has been speculated that the “Nexus 8“ will use either a Qualcomm or Nvidia Tegra 64-bit processor. This means that the Android Lollipop 4.5 or Android Lollipop 5.0 should support a 64-bit architecture.

Android Origin has speculated that given the ever-increasing RAM capacity of Android phones, and that Apple already has a chipset (A7) with 64-bit architecture, it is makes “a lot of sense” that Google is moving towards 64-bit architecture for its mobile devices too.

Given the lack of official confirmation from Google, all discussion is strictly speculative at this stage.

Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.