LG/Google Nexus 5

The first impression of the LG Nexus 5 is that it remarkably resembles the Samsung Galaxy S4, but the more you look at it, and also as soon as you pick it up, you immediately see the differences. Nevertheless, Google always managed to surprise us with the Nexus line of products, particularly with how much top of the line technology they were able to cram into a seriously affordable phone. If nothing else, the Nexus 5 will once again reignite the pricing wars and also bring turmoil to the competition.

Looking at the specs, it seems like there is no place where money was saved. A true HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 4.95 inches with the expected 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution at a pixel density of around 445 ppi, furthermore a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, clocking at 2.3 GHz with the completely new Adreno 330 GPU. It comes in two versions, 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage, no expansion card slot is provided, there is also 2 GB of RAM. It also features, as the first smartphone ever, the latest Android OS 4.4 KitKat.

There is also the primary camera with 8 MP, autofocus, optical image stabilisation, LED flash, and whatnot, of course is the camera capable of recording full HD video at 1080p, 30 fps. All models come with 3G and LTE, microUSB 2.0, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, but no FM radio. The pretty strong Li-Po 2300 mAh battery is, alas, non-removable, continuing a trend that I do not appreciate.

What is there to say more about the Nexus 5, besides the fact that it costs only less than 300 quid if you purchase it without a contract, i.e. without SIM card. This pricing policy is the most staggering fact of all. It actually does not matter that you cannot replace the battery, it will work at least for two years, after which you will most likely have the next Nexus already available and affordable. Perhaps the next time Google will finally opt to utilize the incredible resources of the Motorola brand they purchased and release the first ever Motorola Nexus. In any case, this is truly the price to beat, with all the top of the line specs. Perhaps we can look forward to a time, where all top of the line devices will cost around 300 quid. What a marketplace would that be! Source: TechRadar