Google ‘leaks’ Nexus 5 pricing, details:

Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone has been inthe news for quite some time, with reports of its pricing and specs leaking frequently. Now it seems Google has accidentally confirmed the pricing and some details of the device on its Play Store.

In line with earlier reports about the device, the images showed the new user interface (UI) of the upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat, as well a few apps on the home screen.

Google is likely to launch Nexus 5 on October 28, along with the next Android OS version called KitKat. Codenamed Hammerhead, this smartphone is said to run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 800 chipset, which is the most powerful in the world right now. The quad-core application processor will be clocked at 2.3GHz and will be complemented by Adreno 330 graphics processor. Its display will have 1920x1080p resolution, with on-screen resolution being 1794x1080p.

It is said that the next Nexus smartphone will be manufactured by LG, which makes the current model. Nexus 5 is said to be based on the recently unveiled LG G2 smartphone and it is expected that the device will feature a 5-inch display, 2GB RAM and 13MP rear camera.

There are also speculations that Google will also unveil Nexus 10 tablet alongside Nexus 5 and Android KitKat. This tablet is rumoured to be manufactured by Asus this year, instead of Samsung which made last year's model, and have a full HD screen.

Thursday, October 24, 2013