The Google Nexus 5 which was the search engine giant and LG’s worst-kept secret by far, has finally decided to come out officially. And like all the Nexus devices, it introduces a new Android platform which goes by the name of KitKat.
Google’s fifth generation smartphone has been made available through the Play store in countries like the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Korea, Japan and Australia and will soon be made available in India. Its 16GB version will cost Rs 29,000, while the 32GB model costs Rs 33,000. It is available in both black and white colors.
As the Nexus device binges on KitKat 4.4, you can expect multiple new features as well as an even more intuitive user interface. All the Google mobile services have been tossed into the mix and the device even employs an advanced camera with optical image stabilization and multiple other features.
It offers a multi-touch real estate of 4.95 inches and its IPS touchscreen manages to render full HD visuals. The display is layered with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and is accompanied by a webcam to facilitate video conferencing. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.23GHz sits under the hood with 2GB of RAM and a 2300mAh battery. Also, the device claims to be capable of coughing up the juice for talk time of about 17 hours on a single charge.
The Google Nexus 5 can be seen listed on the Google Play store, but the company is yet to assign a release date to the smartphone. Its on-contract variant will be available in the US via Sprint from November 8.