Rumours of the next-gen Nexus smartphone, dubbed the Nexus 5, have
been making the rounds for quite some time now. The rumoured Google
smartphone has popped up on a Japanese retailer, redstar, where the 16GB
and 32GB variants of the smartphone are listed.
As per the listing, the Nexus 5 will be hitting retailers on November
14. The price of the two variants of the smartphone is listed as 44,600
yen (approx. $460, Rs.28,500) for the 16GB variant and 49,800 yen
(approx. $513, Rs. 32,000) for the 32GB.
It isn’t confirmed whether Japan will be one of the launch markets
for the smartphone. Since this isn’t an official Google price listing,
it is likely that the retailer has marked the price of the smartphone
higher.
New information about the Nexus 5 comes weeks after Google
accidently showed off the smartphone during the unveiling of the latest version of
Android 4.4 KitKat. The device has also made an appearance on
the FCC website.
Recently, a
leaked document
confirmed the specifications of the smartphone - 4.95-inch IPS display
with a 1920x1080 pixel resolution, Snapdragon 800 chipset with the CPU
clocked at 2.3GHz along with 2GB RAM, an 8MP rear camera with OIS and
1.3MP camera for video calling. A 2300mAh battery powers the entire
package.
The rumoured date for the grand unveil of the Nexus 5 is October 30, but there is no confirmation from Google yet
