Google has unwrapped its next-generation Nexus smartphone today, Nov. 1 2013
The latest Nexus smartphone is manufactured by LG. It rocks a 4.95″ LCD display with 1080p resolution, which adds up to a pixel density of 445 ppi. It comes with Gorilla Glass 3 for enhanced screen protection.
Inside the Nexus 5 is a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with four Krait 400 cores and Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with 2GB of RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat at the driver’s seat.
Internal storage options are either 16GB or 32GB with no microSD card slot to be found like earlier nexus devices. Below the back cover sits a 2,300mAh battery, which isn’t exactly the largest we’ve seen on a 5″ smartphone. However, it does support wireless charging, which is a great add on feature.
The LG Nexus 5 measures 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59mm and is pretty light weight at just 130gm.
At the back, there’s an 8MP with OIS and LED flash. The camera uses a 1/3.2″ sensor and an f/2.4 aperture. The camera module protrudes a bit from the rear casing with a LED flash below it. At the front, there’s a 1.3MP camera for video calling, which is a bit disappointing. But its a nexus so its aggressively priced.
The 16GB version of the Nexus 5 is priced at $349 / €349 / £300, while the 32GB versions are $400 /€400 / £340. Sales started today, November 1 from the Google Play Store.
The Nexus 5 is available in the US and Canada in North America, the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy in Europe, plus Australia, Japan and Korea (and coming soon to India).
The us play store reported that the nexus 5 16gb version is sold out within 2-3 hrs. Phones will be delivered as soon as 8th November.