Google Nexus 5 is official – Made for what matters.

Google Nexus 5 is official – Made for what matters.

After much rumors & speculations about the launch date, Google has finally made Nexus 5, the new 5 inch phone from Google official. Nexus 5 is running latest Android version -Android 4.4 KitKat, also launched along with it.

Google says Nexus 5 sports stunning 5 inch Full HD display powered by Android 4.4 KitKat and 8 MP camera with Optical Image Stabilization bundled with new software features  like HDR+ that has “Everything you need to capture the moments that matter”.

Though Nexus 5 has larger screen compared to Nexus 4, it’s not larger than Nexus 4 – Thanks to minimal bezel design chosen by Google and LG. It’ even lighter than Nexus 4 and the glass back is replaced by soft touch plastic.  Power button is placed on right side, volume rocker on the left, ear piece speaker on the top center as a tiny circle and dual speakers at the bottom.

Here is the complete Technical Spec Sheet of  Nexus 5.

Display – 4.95” FULL HD ( 1920×1080 ) IPS display with 445 ppi and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Processor – 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800 ( Quad – Core ) CPU and 450MHz Adreno 330 GPU
RAM & Storage – 2GB RAM and 16/32 GB Internal Storage
Camera – 1.3 MP front facing and 8 MP rear facing camera OIS ( Optical Image Stabilization )
Battery – 2300mAh battery – 17 hours talk time, 300 hours stanby time, 8.5 hours on WiFi and 7 hours on LTE
Wireless – Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC (Android Beam) and Bluetooth 4.0
Ports – microUSB,SlimPort™ enabled,3.5mm stereo audio jack,Dual microphones,Ceramic power and volume buttons
Sensors – GPS,Gyroscope,Accelerometer,Compass,Proximity/Ambient Light,Pressure,Hall
Dimensions – 137.84 mm X 69.17 mm X 8.59 mm ,130 grams weight

Networks – 2G/3G/4G LTE

North America:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41

Rest of World:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20

Watch the first official commercial of Google Nexus 5 embedded below. It focuses mainly on Google Now and Camera features and ends with caption- “Made to capture the moments better”.

Nexus 5 is up for sale in the United States, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, Japan and Korea. Google has realized the demand for Nexus phones in upcoming markets and it’s also coming soon to India. Hit the below links that take you to Nexus 5 page on Google Play Store. 16 GB version is priced at $349 where as 32 GB version is priced at $399. Keep in mind Tax and shipping charges are extra. Both 16 and 32 GB versions are avaible in two colors – Black and White.

Nexus 5 16gb Black  Nexus 5 32gb Black Nexus 5 16gb White Nexus 5 32gb White

Nexus 5 is available through Sprint for $149.99 on a 2 year contract with Sprint Unlimited Data Guarantee for Life starting November 8. You can pre-order starting November 1. T-Mobile will also carry Nexus 5 but there is no word on pricing and availability. You can sign up here to get notified when it’s available from T-Mobile. Though there is no official statement from AT&T, Google says Nexus 5 also works on AT&T and it has compatible LTE bands too.

Source : Google Nexus 5 , Sprint News Room