LG Nexus 4 name 'confirmed'

Details extracted from a photograph supposedly snapped on the next Nexus smartphone suggests the device will be known as the LG Nexus 4.

There have been numerousrumours surrounding Google's next smartphone collaboration, with LG seemingly winning the race to produce the fourth generation, but it looks like the name LG Optimus Nexus could be out the window.

Two images posted on photo sharing site Picasa may have spilled the beans, with the EXIF data attached to them noting the device model they were taken on as the Nexus 4.

Google backing

We know that EXIF details are not the be all and end all, and can be easily faked, but interestingly the photos in question were uploaded by Mehul Agarwal - "Who's he?" we hear you ask, well he just happens to be a Google software engineer.

Obviously this doesn't guarantee us that the information we see before us is correct, but it does add more weight to the argument that the phone will be called the LG Nexus 4.

There's been no official word from Google or LG on the status of the Nexus 4, but we're expecting an invitation to a launch event to turn up in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more information.