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