Since the device isn’t available in Africa, We combed our favorite writers and blogs across the globe to bring you the first impressions with the device. Design: The design is blunt with nothing immediately striking especially at a time when awesome design actually matters with the likes of HTC One and iPhone 5s taking on premium design. Even Samsung with its Plastic Phones is considering a better design. May be considering the pricing and functionality of the device, the design doesn’t matter Camera: Once again there is nothing glaringly different about the Camera but a promise of crisp images with an advanced new lens and optical image stabilization. We shall prove how good the new lens is when users begin to review Kit Kat OS: The New Kit Kat delivers a smooth experience with integrated search. Google Search is now integrated into every single page of your home screen launcher, and can be triggered by voice through an “Okay, Google” hot keyword Greg of TechCrunch had a first experience with the device and he had this to say “ Android 4.4 overhauls the dialer, with the main feature being a knowledge of nearby businesses. Just type a business name into the same field where you’d normally type the first few letters of your friends name, and it pulls up the details for nearby locations” “While Android 4.4 is largely focused on optimizations that allows it to run on lower-end devices, there are a number of subtle changes that really spruce up the place. The top bar and bottom navigation bar are both translucent now, allowing the home screen background to go full bleed across the screen . The widgets drawer has been moved out from the pop-up app drawer and back to being behind a long press on the home screen ” Battery: As a member of the Nexus community/Forum, Battery was one of the biggest complaints about the Nexus and we hope that the 2300mAh can actually run the phone this time given that Kit Kat has been optimized to save on power. LTE Support: LTE support is now a standard and we are glad it was included. I doubt the device would sell in the US without LTE No Contract: Probably one of the things that would work best if the phone were sold in Africa is that it comes unlocked and free of contract at $349 for the 16GB and $399 for the 32GB. This may not have been working well for Google so the phone is also available from multiple carriers in the US. Google is marketing the device as “Made for what matters” but with the device not available for distribution in Africa, the implication is Africa doesn’t matter for now NEXUS 5 FULL SPECIFICATIONS SCREEN 4.95” 1920×1080 display (445 ppi) Full HD IPS Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 CAMERAS 1.3MP front facing 8MP rear facing with Optical Image Stabilization DIMENSIONS 69.17×137.84×8.59 mm 4.59 ounces (130g) BATTERY 2300 mAh Talk time up to 17 hours* Standby time up to 300 hours† Internet use time up to 8.5 hours on Wi-Fi, up to 7 hours on LTE‡ Wireless Charging built-in AUDIO Built-in speaker 3.5mm stereo audio connector PROCESSING CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 2.26GHz GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz WIRELESS Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac NFC (Android Beam) Bluetooth 4.0 NETWORKS 2G/3G/4G LTE North America: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10 WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41 Rest of World: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8 LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20 MEMORY Choose 16GB or 32GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less) 2GB RAM PORTS AND CONNECTORS microUSB SlimPort™ enabled 3.5mm stereo audio jack Dual microphones Ceramic power and volume buttons SENSORS GPS Gyroscope Accelerometer Compass Proximity/Ambient Light Pressure Hall
