Google Nexus 5

The Google Nexus 5 has now official been unveiled via the Google Play Store. The latest LG-made Google phone is set to replace the Nexus 4 which had, until now, been the flagship Android smartphone made by the company. 

The LG Nexus 5 features a similarly if not more minimal design compared to that of the Nexus 4, so much so that even the small design touch on the back of the Nexus 4 has been replaced by a matte black surface with the word 'nexus' in the middle.

Once again though LG and Google appear to have made a flagship smartphone that's in disguise as the specs are impressively premium making it a serious contender for Apple's iPhone 5c.

Just 8.59mm thin the Nexus 5 is the slimmest Google phone to date making it thinner than the iPhone 5c though not as thin as say the Samsung Galaxy S4.

The Nexus 5 screen is certainly impressive on paper, a 5-inch Full-HD display sporting a massive 1920x1080p resolution with 445ppi making it significantly higher in resolution than the iPhone 5s and even the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet.

The design also appears to feature a much smaller bezel than that found on the Nexus 4, instead the Nexus 5 has a design on the front which looks very similar to the LG G2. If the design is a little too minimalist for you then you'll be able to kit your new phone out with some Nexus 5 cases available in four distinct colours.

 

Inside you'll find there's an impressive quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor along with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. Sadly no microSD support though which will surely come as a blow to the Android die-hards out there.

On the back there's an 8MP camera with the ability to shoot 1080p Full-HD video along with a 1.3MP front-facing camera for Google+ Hangout conversations and of course Skype.

Wireless charging comes as standard which means you won't have to buy an extra case whilst 4G connectivity is available, something that many criticised the Nexus 4 for not having.

Of course the first thing people will notice when they turn the device on however is the addition of Google's new operating system Android 4.4 KitKat.

  

KitKat comes with some key design changes which make the OS seem less intrusive on the screen, it should also allow more focus on that Full-HD display.

The Nexus 5 also comes with the new version of Google Now which first appeared on the Motorola Moto X allowing you to ask your smartphone to perform tasks even when the phone is locked.

Looking set to take on Apple's Siri, Google Now will be able to set alarms, answer questions and perform actions all without a physical prompt as the smartphone's mic will be able to recognise when it's being spoken to intelligently recognising that it's you and not someone else.