After all these drama and PR games of specs/image leaks, the curtains have been finally pulled! LG made Nexus 5 has been announced along with much awaited android flavor – KitKat (Don’t be frustrated, if you didn’t win any contests here and there š )
On FlipKart: Nexus 5 (32 GB)
Some KitKat’s Sweetness
A smarter caller ID: Whenever you get a call from a phone number not in your contacts, your phone will look for matches from businesses with a local listing on Google Maps.
All your messages in the same place Never miss a message, no matter how your friend sends it. With the new Hangouts app, all of your SMS and MMS messages are together in the same app, alongside your other conversations and video calls. And with the new Hangouts, you can even share your location and send animated GIFs.
Emoji everywhere Emoji are colorful Japanese characters, which are now available as emoticons in your Google keyboard.
HDR+ photography HDR+ mode on Nexus 5 automatically snaps a rapid burst of photos and combines them to give you the best possible single shot. Daytime pictures are vivid with clean shadows, and nighttime photos are sharp with less noise.
Nexus 5
Watch this video before you read boring text š
..well to be brutally honest, this video dint impress me as much
But Nexus 5 device in itself is so well designed, it grabbed my attention much before I watched these videos.
Nexus 5 Specs
Nexus 5 comes with 4.8 oz and 8.59mm thin.
Display: 4.95ā 1920×1080 display (445 ppi). CorningĀ® GorillaĀ® Glass 3
Operating System: Android 4.4, KitKat.
Processor:
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragonā¢ 800, 2.26GHz
GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz
Camera: 1.3MP front facing and 8MP rear facing with Optical Image Stabilization.
Dimension: 69.17×137.84×8.59 mm, 4.59 ounces (130g)
Battery:(under test environment)
2300 mAh
Talk time up to 17 hours*
Standby time up to 300 hoursā
Internet use time up to 8.5 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 7 hours on LTEā”
Wireless Charging built-in
Audio: Built-in speaker. 3.5mm stereo audio connector
Wireless:
Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
NFC (Android Beam)
Bluetooth 4.0
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
Memory:
You can Choose 16GB or 32GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less)
2GB RAM
Ports and Connectors:
microUSB
SlimPortā¢ enabled
3.5mm stereo audio jack
Dual microphones
Ceramic power and volume buttons
Sensors:
GPS
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Compass
Proximity/Ambient Light
Pressure
Hall
Device Color: White and Black
Price:
For 16GB variant $349
For 32GB variant $399
Nexus 5 Price In India
Nexus 5 – 16 GB – Rs. 28, 999
Nexus 5 – 32 GB – Rs. 32, 999
These devices are officially unlocked and are not bound to any contracts.
My Views On Nexus 5
Camera
It’s an awesome device. But you may think, these days smartphones are shipping with 32 MP camera’s and Nexus 5 is stuck with 8 MP!, well clarity of pictures don’t just depend on Mega Pixel rates, so lets wait with the new additional camera features Nexus 5 is shipping with. I’m sure, they’ve taken much care about video recording and photo capturing, as it has been highly emphasized in promo videos. The new HDR+ fixes all your shaky captures!
Sensors
It also comes with cool sensors. We could play around and create wonderful applications for devices running KitKat.
Speed
2GB RAM in a smart phone is awesome. Not long ago we had only 256 MB of RAM in our desktop computers š – good old days. So we could expect this smart phone to be a faster device.
Also not to forget: CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragonā¢ 800, 2.26GHz and GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz
..talking about the speed – According to Sundar Pichai, head of Android, apps have been fine-tuned to use less computing power, with new android KitKat. Also, Google wants KitKat to be compatible with even the low end(hardware wise) android devices. Application developers could build application that would run based on the memory the device has. This way, Google is aiming to bring android KitKat to all the android enabled devices. But providing upgrade to these devices are left to device manufacturers. This way, Google wants to bring uniform user experience for all android device users.
Nexus Devices
If you follow our blog, you might already know that, I love android devices. Recently I bought Nexus 7 (first generation tablet) and I’m still loving it. It’s really an amazing device.
As always, one of the biggest advantage of Nexus devices is that it gets the new versions of android( updates ) sooner than any other devices. That being said, Nexus 4, Nexus 7(both 2012 and 2013 models), and Nexus 10 will be getting KitKat i.e., android 4.4 in coming weeks.
You can order Nexus 5 from FlipKart: Nexus 5 (32 GB)