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The Google Play edition devices (GPE) were a series of consumer mobile devices sanctioned by Google, that run the Android operating system. Unlike the standard versions of Android on these devices, which have received "skins" from the original equipment manufacturer, such as Samsung TouchWiz or HTC Sense, they run a "stock" version of Android, without any manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications, making them essentially like Google Nexus devices in terms of software but do not carry the Google Nexus branding, nor does their hardware differ from that of the original devices on which the Play editions are based upon. Because of this, the software includes slight, under-the-hood changes to function on the original manufacturer's hardware. These devices are carrier unlocked and GSM-based, and have been offered exclusively through Google's Play Store.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4466600/samsung-galaxy-s4-htc-one-google-play-edition-stock-android-review )〕 Updates for these devices are delivered by Google (bypassing carriers), but are supplied by the original device manufacturer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://anandtech.com/show/7107/htc-one-and-samsung-galaxy-s-4-google-play-edition-review-nearly-nexus/2 )〕 Although, the updates are not supplied directly by Google, as is the case with the products from the Nexus line, these devices receive Android updates at nearly the same time as Nexus products. In January 2015, Google stopped selling their final Google Play edition phone.〔 Although Google never officially announced the end of the program (Android Silver was proposed to have replaced this and the Nexus programs), no new phones have been announced since.〔(Google Play edition program dead as HTC One M8 departs )〕 == Phones == * Samsung Galaxy S4 - At the Google I/O 2013 keynote, it was announced that a special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be released in the United States through Google Play on June 26, 2013. Unlike normal versions of the S4 (which ship with Samsung's TouchWiz interface and software), the phone will ship with a stock build of Android 4.2.2 with Google-supplied updates, similarly to Nexus devices.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333716/galaxy-s4-stock-android-google-io-2013 )〕 The price of the Google Edition is $649, and sold exclusively through the Google Play Store.〔(Samsung Galaxy S 4 Google Play edition )〕 On August 5, 2014 the device was retired.〔(Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition removed from the Play Store, only One M8 and Moto G remain )〕 * HTC One - On May 30, 2013, HTC announced that a similar version of the HTC One with stock Android in place of HTC Sense would be released on the same day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/30/4379796/htc-one-google-edition-announced-stock-android )〕 The price of the Google Edition is $599, and sold exclusively through the Google Play Store.〔(HTC One (2013) Google Play edition )〕 On March 26, 2014 the price was dropped $100 to $499〔(HTC One 2013 Google Play Edition now available for just $500 )〕 and eventually retired on May 19, 2014〔(HTC One 2013 Google Play edition is no longer for sale in the Play Store )〕 * Sony Z Ultra - On December 10, 2013 a Google Play edition of Sony Xperia Z Ultra phone was announced,〔(Google Outs Play Edition LG G Pad And Sony Z Ultra, But They’re Still US-Only | TechCrunch )〕 dropping the Xperia branding, priced at $649, and sold exclusively through the Google Play Store.〔(Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition )〕 On April 29, 2014 the price was dropped $200 to $449,〔(Google Drops The Price Of Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition By $200 – Now Only $449 With Free Shipping )〕 before being retired in July 2014.〔(Google silently drops all but three devices from Play edition listings )〕 * Motorola Moto G - On January 14, 2014 Google announced and released a Google Edition of the widely popular Motorola Moto G.〔(Google Play edition Moto G now available for $180 )〕 At the same price as the normal Motorola Moto G ($179 for 8 Gb and $199 for 16 Gb) however it receives updates from Google and not Motorola.〔(Google announces Play Edition Moto G | The Verge )〕 The phone was retired in January 2015.〔(Moto G Google Play edition gets discontinued )〕 * HTC One M8 - On March 25, 2014, the same day HTC announced the HTC One M8, they announced that their new flagship phone would also become available with a Google Play edition. Later that afternoon the listing went live on Google Play,〔(HTC One M8 Google Play edition now available for $700 )〕 at price tag of $699.〔(HTC One (M8) Google Play edition )〕 In January 2015 the One M8, the last remaining Google Play edition device, was removed from the Google Play website.〔(Google kills off the last remaining Google Play Edition device in the Play Store )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Google Play edition devices」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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