LG Nexus 5

LG Nexus 5

General Information

  • Colors:
  • Black, White, Red
  • Models:
  • Nexus 5, D820, D821
  • SAR:
  • 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU:
  • 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
  • Price:
  • About 260 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
  • 3G bands:
  • HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  • 4G bands:
  • LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
  • Speed:
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2013, October
  • Status:
  • Available. Released 2013, November

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
  • Weight:
  • 130 g (4.59 oz)
  • Build:
  • Plastic body
  • SIM:
  • Micro-SIM

Display

  • Type:
  • True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size:
  • 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
  • Protection:
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

  • OS:
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Chipset:
  • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • CPU:
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
  • GPU:
  • Adreno 330

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • No
  • Internal:
  • 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • na
  • Features:
  • LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video:
  • 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

  • Single:
  • na

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
  • Bluetooth:
  • 4.0, A2DP
  • GPS:
  • Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC:
  • Yes
  • Radio:
  • No
  • USB:
  • microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-The-Go

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  • Messaging:
  • SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
  • Browser:
  • HTML5

Battery

  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery
  • Charging:
  • Qi wireless charging
  • Stand-by:
  • Up to 300 h (3G)
  • Talk time:
  • Up to 17 h (3G)

Tests

  • Performance:
  • Basemark OS II: 1351 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016Basemark X: 11638
  • Display:
  • Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)
  • Camera:
  • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker:
  • Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
  • Audio quality:
  • Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
  • Battery life:
  • Endurance rating 38h