After implementing Nexus 4, LG and Google have partnered again, the aim of which was to prepare the first smartphone with Android 4.4, KitKat. Nexus 5 has the official presentation.
Nexus 5 is the world's first smartphone running Android 4.4 KitKat, which allows free use of the latest solutions from Google. It is equipped with a fast 2.3Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 800 and 4G/LTE and ultra fast wifi. Moreover, in Nexus 5 there is the IPS Full HD display with a density of 445 pixels per inch, which created in in-cell touch technology. It provides a faster response to touch and better visibility and sharpness in bright light outside. This lightweight smartphone is available in two versions, with 16 or 32 GB of internal memory.
The camera of the Nexus 5 smartphone is equipped with optical stabilizer LG Innotek, which was first used in LG G2. With the 8-megapixel sensor, extended shutter times, and reduced blur and noises, Nexus 5 will be ok when shooting in low light. It is also equipped with the Photo Sphere, with which you can easily take pictures and turn them into a spherical panorama. In addition, Nexus 5 is equipped with an improved HDR+, which automatically takes a series of pictures and combines them into an image with improved tonal range, with clear details in both the dark and bright areas.
The smartphone Nexus 5 provides access to a well-known and intuitive applications like Gmail, Chrome, Calendar, Maps and Hangouts that help in performing daily tasks. Assistant Google Now allows you to easily incorporate voice search, while Google Play gives you access to over a million applications and games as well as movies, books and music, depending on the location.
A new, smarter way to dial the numbers will prompt users the people you will most likely want to connect to, a Caller ID feature from Google will check the incoming call number to match the name of the company, even if the number is not in your contacts list. Users can send and receive text messages directly from Hangouts. In addition, the application Hangouts for Android allows you now to upload information about your location.
From now on the smartphone Nexus 5 will be sold through Google Play store in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Australia, Korea and Japan. There will be offered black and white versions, and the purchase will not require a contract with the operator. Nexus 5 will hit the traditional sales in Europe, Central America/South America, Asia, CIS and the Middle East in mid-November.
Source The Manufacturer.
16.04.2026
