Nexus 5 Officially Announced

Nexus 5 is officially announced and is live on Google Play Store. Finally, Unlimited rumours now come to end as now Nexus 5 has officially appeared on Google Play Store.

Now we have its official specs, Nexus 5 powers a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 5-inch 1080p screen. Device features also includes a 8MP rear camera shooter(with OIS) and a 1.3MP camera shooter. 

Its connectivity option includes Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC (Android Beam) / Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB, SlimPort enabled, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, Dual microphones, Ceramic power and volume buttons.

Two Nexus 5 models will be offered:

• a North American version with CDMA support, 7-band WCDMA and 9-band LTE.
• and an international version with 6-band WCDMA and 6-band LTE.

Official specs of LG Nexus 5:

Display: 4.95” 1920×1080 display (445 ppi), Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Size: 69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mm

Weight: 130gm

Platform: Android 4.4 KitKat

RAM: 2GB

Camera:  1.3MP front facing camera; 8MP rear facing with OIS 

Processor:  2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor

Storage: 16GB or 32GB

Ports & Connectors: microUSB, SlimPort enabled, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, Dual microphones, Ceramic power and volume buttons.

Wireless: Wi-Fi (2.4/5GHz) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC (Android Beam), Bluetooth 4.0

Network: 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.

Battery: 2300mAh

Specs of Nexus 5 are almost same as that unveiled  by Wind Mobile Canada. But the battery details was missing but now we have that also. 

Price & Availability:

The device is currently live on Google Play Store. Pricing is exactly as previously leaked – $349 for the 16GB phone and $399 for 32GB in the US; Prices in the UK start at £295; Prices in India are INR 28999 for 16GB and INR 32999 for 32 GB but currently device is under coming soon tab. Talking about the availability of the device, its said that Nexus 5 will be live on November 5th.

Press Release:

NEXUS 5 AVAILABLE AT CARPHONE WAREHOUSE FROM TOMORROW
New flagship Google handset £295 SIM free

LONDON, 31st October 2013: Carphone Warehouse has announced that it will be stocking Google’s new flagship handset, the Nexus 5, from tomorrow (Friday 1st Nov).

Free from £32 per month*, or £295 SIM free, the first device to run on Android 4.4 ‘Kit-Kat’ will be available in stores, online at www.carphonewarehouse.com or by calling 0870 870 0870.

The first 1,000 customers to order the Nexus 5 on a 4G contract** via the Carphone Warehouse website will also receive a free Google Nexus 7 Wi-Fi 16GB tablet (worth £139).

David Phelan, Mobile Technology Advisor at Carphone Warehouse says, “Google’s own-brand phones are always a talking point. The Nexus 5 has been hotly anticipated and delivers style and power in a slick, slim shell with a screen that stretches from one edge of the front to the other. Google fans like Nexus because it shows Android at its purest and most advanced: the latest Kit-Kat software will be on this phone first. This phone is for early adopters, Google fans and ‘power users’ who want a high-end phone at a keen price.

“Now Android is such a powerful force in mobile, we can expect the Nexus 5 with its cutting-edge specs to beat even the success of the Nexus 4.”

* O2 3G contract £32 per month, includes unlimited calls and texts and 1GB of data
**O2 4G contract £37 per month, includes unlimited calls and texts and 2GB of data

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