Since the Daydream is an evolution of the Cardboard headset -- albeit a heck of a lot easier to wear -- it's not going to have any onboard processing power, instead relying on the user's phone. To that end, Google's already in the process of certifying handsets from LG, Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, Alcatel and others. And you can bet the Nexus line will be among them.

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