Nexus 5: A Pure Google Dream Phone That's a Crazy Good Deal

Nexus 5: A Pure Google Dream Phone That's a Crazy Good Deal:

We found out just about everything about the Nexus 5 over the past several weeks thanks to leakafterendlessleak. Today Google finally revealed its horribly kept secret, and there are very few surprises. Here's what you need to know.

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Design

The Nexus 5 has grown a little bit since its Nexus 4 predecessor. It has a 5-inch, 441 PPI, full HD display. It's thinner, lighter, of course has a bigger screen, a horizontal Nexus logo, and a much bigger camera lens.

Specs
The LG phone has 2GB of RAM and is packed with a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chip, which is like muscle car specs in a smartphone. Its a quad-core chip that has a bonus core that lets you do stuff while the rest of the phone is asleep, which gives you a little help with battery life.
The back camera has an 8MP shooter and there's a 1.2MP lens on the front, which is disappointingly, the same as the Nexus 4's hot mess. However, the camera has some new features that might make it perform better.
Finally, the device has LTE support for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, HSPA+ bands plus GSM and CDMA, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC tech, and Qi wireless charging.

Pricing

Once again, this is an area where the Nexus 5 matches up pretty well with the 4. It's $350 for the 16GB off contract and $400 for the new 32GB version. You can pick it up from the Google Play store starting now.