With both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P garnering critical acclaims, it seems that the prudent thing to for Google is keep LG and Huawei as makers of its 2016 flagship smartphones. But the tech giant could still opt to rock the boat and build the next Nexus devices in-house. 

It will not be out of character for Google at all, according to Techno Buffalo, suggesting too in a recent report: "What if the search giant built its own phone hardware?"

The report pointed to the Pixel C hybrid device, the company's answer to Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, as a precedent that solidly indicates Google can take charge of the Nexus hardware responsibilities and come out of it with great success. And while Google is at it, the next Nexus can be fashioned out as Pixel-inspired - laced with gorgeous design and functionalities with high-end specifications.

This should apply to the Nexus brand across the board, meaning the rumored Nexus 7 2016 and the two Nexus phones will roll out from Google's production lines (or at least will be supplied by device manufacturers that will adhere to the company's Nexus hardware template and design).

Techno Buffalo also floated the idea that in time for the Nexus 2016 debut later in the year, Google will introduce a new Android version that will bump off Marshmallow. Reports said that Google will usher in Android N, which likely will be Android 7.0. The step up just might involve some fusion of Android and Chrome OS functionalities as fresh killer features for the mobile OS.

"At the very least, we're hoping to see better multitasking, improved backup and restore, and a more persistent Android experience across multiple devices," Techno Buffalo predicted.

But what will make the upcoming Android vastly different from past editions, and Nexus devices for that matter, is the likely enhancement of the platform's biometric features. Securing pure Android devices with fingerprint detection is already a plus but Google going the extra mile like retina scanner and facial recognition should make the system even more robustly secured and convenient, the report said.

Google is expected to stage its annual I/O Developers Conference May 2016 and the company will likely introduce the latest batch of Nexus devices as well as the Android 6.0 Marshmallow replacement with the release date to follow in the months ahead.