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2015 Google/LG Nexus 5 rumor round-up: specs, features, price and all we know so far

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015| angeloangelo| 0 Comment | 6:25 pm
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2015 Google/LG Nexus 5 rumor round-up: specs, features, price and all we know so far

After two years of no common-sized phone from Google, this year, Google’s Nexus is back.

Not officially just yet, but leaks have been way too consistent and plentiful, and this latest one reveals the new face of the Nexus series: two Nexus phones are coming, a 5.7” phablet by Huawei, and a 5.2” phone by LG, and both will share three signature features: dual front-facing speakers, a fingerprint reader on their back, and a USB Type C connector.

Three signature features: dual front speakers, fingerprint reader and USB Type C

After the oversized Nexus 6 of last year, though, our eyes are on the new, 2015 LG Nexus 5 (that some are calling the Nexus 5X, but there is no official name yet). 

Here is what we can expect from one of the most anticipated phones this year.

Design and display: fingerprint scanner and dual front speakers

2015 LG Nexus 5


2015 LG Nexus 5
2015 LG Nexus 5
2015 LG Nexus 5

Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Android Pay

2015 Google/LG Nexus 5 rumor round-up: specs, features, price and all we know so far

Android Marshmallow vs Android Lollipop: A visual comparison


Lock screen
App drawer
Notifications panel
DND mode
Widgets pane
Google Now
Calculator
Clock
New contact
Google Keep
Google Maps
Google Maps' new 'Around X' feature
Google Maps' new 'Around X' feature
Phone app
Phone app
Phone app
Settings
Dark theme for the settings
SystemUI tuner
Sounds & notifications
Internal storage
Apps menu
Apps menu #2

But that’s not all — the new menu now includes many more options, including the ability to easily set your default apps for various categories.

Both screenshots from Android Marshmallow.

Apps menu #3

App permissions have also been revamped, and you can now easily control which apps have access to what, and revoke that privilege at will.

Both screenshots from Android Marshmallow.

Apps menu #4
Android Pay
Network settings reset

Performance, Memory and Storage

Snapdragon 808 is a safe, cool bet

This is an interesting decision, as the Snapdragon 808 is not the top of the line Qualcomm chip (that would be the Snapdragon 810 at the moment), and Nexus phones so far have used top-notch hardware. It’s not that the Snapdragon 808 itself is not powerful enough: it is based on a big.LITTLE design with two large and powerful Cortex A72 cores running along four power-efficient Cortex A53s for a balanced performance, but it is still strange that the handset avoids the Snapdragon 810. We can only guess what is the reason, and all those guesses have ‘bad thermal management’ and ‘overheating’ in them.

Compromises: no expandable storage, likely no removable battery

Price, release date and final words

$399 for Nexus 5, coming on Sept 29th

Good news is that this new LG Nexus 5 phone should be available on Google’s Project Fi mobile network (that currently only supports the Nexus 6) with the following prices:

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