Nexus 5 – Quick Review

We have tried so many smartphones during 2013. We have analyzed big news, as the Touch ID iPhone 5s, and new device’s giant, like the Nokia Lumia 1520. This 2014 but we want to start, at least for the reviews, with a device that has caused a lot of stirs, not so much for what it offers but for its price. We are talking about the new Google Nexus 5. This smartphone, once again produced by LG, offers features nothing short of extraordinary. Let’s start with the latter, the design.

Nexus 5 – Design

The Google Nexus 5 is the best evolution of a Nexus device so far appeared on the market. Minimal but elegant, devoid of buttons and large display. The combination of these features makes the Nexus 5 a really good smartphone in aesthetic terms. Personally, I liked from the first image leaked. Unfortunately, the plastic still predominates, although it is quite stiff. The thickness has been reduced to a minimum, or 8.59 mm. It is 13.7 cm high, 6.9 cm wide and weighing only 130 grams, thanks to its own plastic bag.

Nexus 5 – Hardware

The Nexus 5 is amazing also in terms of hardware. It has the best processor currently available, or one quad-core Snapdragon 800 with 2,3 GHz accompanied by no less than 2 GB of RAM. This coupled smartphone makes official Google snappy, responsive and never subject to lag.

The display of the Nexus 5 is 4.95 inches, having an incredible resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. This resolution allows it to reach the 445 PPI (pixels per inch). The only feature that I did not fully appreciate that covers the display calibration. The whites seem to be too yellowish.

Speaking of the Nexus 5, I cannot devote a chapter of this review to the new operating system Android 4.4 KitKat. Wonderful in every way, thanks to the many new graphics introduced by Google. The new transparency and various shades make this open-source operating system finally more pleasant to use, on which a developer can finally think of realizing an application worthy of being definitive such, at least as regards the appearance and feel.

I’ve tried lots of Android devices, with custom UI or not, but I had never found a suitable interface to my aesthetic tastes. This Android 4.4 KitKat has really reached perfection in this sense, at least for me. As regards the optimization targeted performance, well thanks to the hardware feature this operating system runs perfectly on Nexus 5.

Google has seen fit to enter into this new Nexus smartphone a good, but not excellent, 8 megapixel rear camera with optical stabilizer. Recorded video in 1080p resolution, even in slow motion. The front camera is only 1.3 megapixels instead. Here you will find full-resolution photos taken with this Google Nexus 5. Low / medium quality speakers, the center of several controversies but certainly not worthy of the least votes in the report card.

Let’s say you are more than decent for a smartphone. There is also support for Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac. It also supports the LTE network and the wireless charging via the official Google accessory.