



Yesterday Google finally announced the latest product to be added to their popular Nexus product line – the Nexus 5. The highly anticipated (and leaked) device is on sale in the Google Play store for $349 USD for a 16GB Model and $399 USD for a 32GB Model.
As anticipated (ok I’ll stop saying this as it would be applicable for most of this article), the device will be the first to feature Android 4.4, KitKat.
The 5 inch phone (4.95″ to be exact) features a 1920 x 1080 display (at 445 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The front facing camera is 1.3MP with 8 megapixels on the rear – featuring Optical Image Stabilization.
Like it’s predecessor the Nexus 4, the Nexus 5 features Wireless Charging built-in (a great feature to help save excess wear on that microUSB port). The battery is 2300 mAh giving approximately 17 hours talk time and 300 hours stand by time.
Although not the most powerful CPU on the market, the Nexus 5 still boasts an impressive Snapdragon 800 2.26GHz CPU paired along with 2GB of RAM.
One of the biggest gripes with the Nexus 4 was the lack of LTE in a time that LTE was making a huge push in North America. Don’t worry folks, Google has equipped the Nexus 5 with LTE Bands that should cover the majority of the LTE worldwide.
The connectivity has remained fairly similar to other Nexus devices with Bluetooth 4.0, Dual-band Wi-Fi and NFC all on board. There’s also an abundance of features found on most phones such as GPS, Gyroscope, Compass, etc.
The Nexus 5 weighs in at 4.8oz and dimensions are 69.17mm wide, by 8.59mm deep and 137.85mm tall.
Availability of the device is reported as mixed, with my Canadian Google Play Store showing sold out, but my colleagues south of the border have reported the device still available.