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LG Nexus 5
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  • Released 2013, November
    130g, 8.6mm thickness
    Android 5.0, up to 6.0
    16/32GB storage, no card slot
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  • 4.95"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 800
  • 2300mAh
    Li-Po
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 12
Launch Announced 2013, October
Status Available. Released 2013, November
Body Dimensions 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Plastic body
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 5.0 (Lolipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Camera Primary 8 MP (f/2.4, 30mm, 1/3.2", 1.4 µm), autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 1.3 MP (f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9 µm)
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
 - Qi wireless charging
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White, Red
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
Price About 260 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1351 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016
Basemark X: 11638
Display Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 38h

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LG Nexus 5 - user opinions and reviews

  • Adam187a
  • vxe9
  • 26 Dec 2017

Actually, both parts can be bought for £10 delivered. I just checked on Aliexpress.

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  • Sefulescu
  • n2xY
  • 23 Dec 2017

I was really happy with mine. Battery was clearly dying and just after 4 years of use wifi stopped working. Motherboard needs to be replaced plus the battery (costs like 250$), I am really upset but I guess not many phones reach this age anyways.I...

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  • apk4you
  • XSs1
  • 11 Dec 2017

I have changed my battery and its going really good ... still running smooth after 3.8 years.. though i broke the glass

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