The successor to the Nexus 4 would be officially announced in the coming weeks (maybe at the Google’s big bang event in October which is also the month in which first Android OS powered phone was sold-according to Wikipedia). Google Nexus 5 has been in the news ever-since it was 1st leaked on the internet that the upgraded version of the Nexus 4 was in development. Although the official announcement of the Google Nexus 5 launch date is yet to be made,it is expected to be cleared on the Google’s big bang event day. Rumors are in the air that Google Nexus 5 is based on LG Optimus G2 and LG Nexus 4 , and would be running the latest Android OS (version 4.4) Android Kit Kat operating system,would have a impressive 3GB RAM and would be equipped with a 2.3 Ghz Quad Core Snapdragon 800 processor . We can recollect that Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was made official few days ago with specs like 1.9-1.3 GHz quad core processor,3GB RAM,3G - 4G network functionality , the Google Nexus 5 would not only give a tough competition to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 but also to the upcoming IPhones (IPhone 5S and IPhone 5C) respectively.Lets have a quick look at the Google Nexus 5 specifications-

Google Nexus 5 specifications and price:-Google Nexus 5

Display:- Its rumored that Google Nexus 5 would have either 5.0” or a 5.2” full HD IPS capacitive multi touch touchscreen display that has a super HD screen resolution of 1794 x 1080 pixels and a possible pixel density around 440-444 . This latest Nexus series smartphone’s display may use the Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

Processor,Memory and OS:- Running the Android 4.4 Kit Kat Operating system and equipped with a 4 core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with a 2.3 GHz clock speed , Google Nexus 5 would come with 3/4 GB RAM ,a 16/32 GB data storage capacity and lacks support for the MicroSD card.

Camera :- Google Nexus 5 camera department is expected to have a 13 MP rear camera (with Image stabilization,F2.0 aperture,LED flash,GEO Tagging,…etc) which can record 1080p videos and a front 3 MP camera that can be used for the purpose of clicking self shots or making video calls.

Other expected features of this latest Nexus Series smartphone:-

  • Much better and a larger battery than the Google Nexus 4.
  • Support for Bluetooth/WiFi wireless network connectivity .
  • Support for 2G/EDGE/3G/4G LTE network support and functionality and GPS Navigation/NFC.
  • FM radio + pre-installed applications (including music player with the ability to play any media file format).
  • MicroUSB port.

Google Nexus 5 price :- Would be updated when it will be revealed by Google.

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  • http://feeds.feedburner.com/Inviya Rohit

    Hi Pramod,

    I think we have now variety of options before deciding any smartphone, however batter life is still a big concern and if Google nexus 5 can offer longer battery life then it could certainly attract huge number of users.

    • http://techwayz.com Pramod

      Hi Rohit !
      Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us . Keep Visiting for more tech updates !