Sure, Google had to cut some corners (camera, storage, battery) to get to that price, but it’s something most will have a hard time resisting.Īnd keep in mind that if $349 is too expensive, Google did manage to partner with T-Mobile, Sprint and Best Buy to give you on-contract or cheaper options. The device is largely thought to be based off of the LG G2, yet it’s almost half the price. But since this is Google’s baby, you can buy the Nexus 5 starting at $349 with 16GB of storage or $399 with 32GB of storage, no contract included. If you take all of the specs I mentioned above, remove the “Nexus” logo, and sell it as a phone through a carrier, you are looking at $199 on-contract and $599 without one.
I know that I just mentioned price, but when you are talking Nexus phones, the price really is the star of the show. The overall package here really can’t be beat, assuming you can deal with the couple of faults we’ll get to below.
Google is doing something with its Nexus line that no other phone maker on the planet can do – deliver rock bottom prices accompanied by some of the best specs in the business. Actually, don’t find me one because you’ll be searching forever. Oh, and let’s not forget that it supports AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint LTE out of the box, along with all sorts of global HSPA+ networks.įind me an unlocked phone at that price and with those specs.
#NEXUS 5 INCOMING CALL SCREEN 1080P#
You are looking at a 5-inch mostly edge-to-edge 1080p display, best-of-the-best 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 8MP camera with OIS (optical image stabilization), 2GB RAM, wireless charging, NFC, and a 2300mAh battery all wrapped in a soft touch plastic body that is only 8.6mm thick and priced at $349. On paper, there are few phones that come close to the entire package that the Nexus 5 is offering, especially for the price. For now, let’s get to this review – you’ve been waiting long enough. I’ll talk about the Nexus 5 as I would any other review, but expect another piece shortly to talk about these two brilliant phones side-by-side. But as the time has gone on and I’ve switched back and forth between this and my Moto X, I really can’t decide which phone I like better. There were times that I grew so frustrated with the camera and battery life that I almost dropped it in favor of my Moto X. I’ve spent almost a month with the Nexus 5 by my side. Thanks to the birth of my son, this review took longer to complete than I had initially expected, but I’d say that it has actually helped me get to know this phone better than some of our other shortened review periods allow. As good as a phone may be, including the Moto X, our job is to bring you Google’s view of Android, and nothing does that better than a Nexus. As painful as that was, I told you months ago that this would happen. So as I received my Nexus 5 (white “panda” with 32GB of storage), it seemed only fitting that I had to put down my Moto X for a bit. We were often greeted on unrelated stories in the comments with, “Not about the Nexus 5, not news.” We certainly covered the HTC One and Galaxy S4 aplenty, but as we inched close to the launch of both Google and Motorola’s new phones, it’s all anyone could talk or think about. The Nexus 5 and Moto X are without a doubt the most hyped phones of 2013 for us.
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