Nexus phone releases are timed to let Google have the last word - and what a way to have it! A phone that matches any flagship on specs and premieres the latest OS version, but costs barely half as much as some of them. The Nexus 5 promises a great finale to yet another exciting Smartphone season and it's not only the droids that stand to attention.
This could have been a deja-vu moment for everybody, but the fifth Gen Google phone will probably have to work harder than ever. There's already a bunch of Snapdragon-800-powered Android flagships, while Qualcomm's latest is ticking inside Windows Phone-powered devices by Nokia too and Apple has the new 64-bit A7 chipset.
Features
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
- Penta-band 3G with HSPA; LTE cat3
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- 4.95" 16M-color 1080p True HD IPS Plus FullHD capacitive touchscreen
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display protection
- Android OS v4.4 KitKat
- Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 330
- GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset
- 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash, geotagging, optical image stabilization, photo sphere, 1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound; HDR mode, Dual recording, optical image stabilization
- 1.3 MP front-facing camera
- 16GB/32GB of built-in storage
- MicroUSB port, USB host support, USB on-the-go, SlimPort
- TV-out
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- Bluetooth v4.0
- NFC
- WI-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- Voice commands
- Accelerometer and proximity sensor
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 2300mAh Li-Po battery, wireless charging
Main Disadvantages
- Non-expandable storage
- Poor audio and video codec support out of the box
- Non user-replaceable battery
- Comparatively poor battery life (except for calls)
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- The loudspeaker is on the quiet side
- Limited availability at launch
Conclusion: Although there's almost no physical resemblance to back it up, the Nexus 5 is based on the LG G2 and that's not a coincidence. The Nexus 4 last year was based on the Optimus G, so history's clearly repeating itself. At least as far as what's under the hood. Go to GSM ARENA for more mobile phone reviews.
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