Interesting...
So we know its not a N4 since there is one next to it...
It's got a LG + Nexus logo hmmm
I can't wait
It has to be a prototype, though. I doubt the phone will have a logo written in landscape.
Back in February, Google's vice president of engineering, Vic Gundotra, said: "We are committed to making Nexus phones insanely great cameras. Just you wait and see."
At the launch of the G2, LG touted their 13 MP camera with an optical image stabilizer (OIS) and were "keen to point out other 13MP sensors, like the one used by Samsung in the Galaxy S4, don’t use true optical image stabilization," so it might have that going for it. There are also the Kodak patents that were bought earlier this year.
The camera looks pretty prominent on that phone, and the orientation of the Nexus logo only really makes sense to me if they are emphasizing its use as a camera in landscape mode. Or, it could be like the N7 and is to emphasize video playback... or both... or they've gone mad, and have lost all sense of aesthetics. My money is on the camera thing.
It does? I remember hearing it had both a front and back LED.
Has to be a deliberate leak. I like how the a user of old Nexus and new one just happen to be standing next to each other. Granted, it is a Google event, but doubt its an accident and the timing is too good.
No mention of Verizon yet....A smartphone dubbed the D820 has been approved by the FCC. Certainly, we don't want to just assume that every LG phone getting Federal approval for the foreseeable future is an N5, but there are a few clues in the paperwork that give us plenty of reason to nail this down as the primary suspect: first, the image above, taken from a section detailing the device's Qi wireless charging capabilities, shows the inside of the back cover. When comparing it to the phone revealed at the HQ slip-up, the two pictures line up incredibly well.
The D820 also features 7-band LTE, some of which are compatible with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint (bands 2/4/5/17/25/26/41), CDMA / EVDO rev A, pentaband DC-HSPA+ and quadband GSM / EDGE, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac. That's an amazingly healthy list of specs for your usual FCC submission, and the list of LTE bands is quite stunning as well.
Notice the guy isn't even looking at the screen (as if he were to take a shot like the girl is)
LG Nexus 5 with LTE makes probable appearance in FCC:
No mention of Verizon yet. Also, this device doesn't support 802.11a Wi-Fi, unlike the G2. Not that that is a problem, but it could indicate that this uses a different modem or SoC than the G2.
2300 mAh too... given the Nexus' traditionally terrible battery life I have little hope for the battery life. But who knows? Maybe Android 4.4 = Project Roadrunner? Haha.looks like a non-replaceable battery. That is my #1 requirement for a phone since I like to replace the battery after a year.
SD800 w/ 5" screen is suspected.. You guys think it'll be $299?
I agree with the above.
Fixed battery and no SDcard is not acceptable unless you're offering a 64gb version with a 3000mah battery.
I get that the Nexuses are a cheap option but that shouldn't impact on their basic functions, a decent battery and storage capacity are really not pushing the cutting edge and should be easy/cheap to implement.
Go buy a different phone. There are many for the Android OS. As has been mentioned countless times, this phone is officially for developers...
Well last I checked developers aren't all shouting for an 8gb option. I get it if Google wants to offer a cheap 8gb version to penetrate the budget market and the crowd that generally doesn't go for unlocked phones in the US, but there should be a power option like 32 or 64gb at least.
Something strikes me odd when the Nexus 4 has the fastest CPU at its time, a large amount of RAM (only the GS3 US editions had 2gb), and a solid screen, yet its gimped in 1 or 2 features. So thats why I'm hoping for a more balanced approach with the N5, especially now that Google has recognized that the Nexus devices are popular.
As for this whole choice thing, come on. It's not as simple as a "don't like it don't buy it." Its not so much a preference where you can't go wrong between LCD or AMOLED. Unless you're telling me there's a large crowd clamoring for 8gb phones or whatever. I'm sure no one would complain if they offered larger storage phones.
They are pricing this thing at cost or extremely close to cost. Just be thankful Google is doing this. Sheesh, some people will never be satisfied. Google's partners even have GPes that anyone can purchase (w/ 64GB of space or mSD slots) but you guys are still insisting that the Nexus phones come with it all at a price that'll make the ODM go out of business
His sense of entitlement is unreal.
They are pricing this thing at cost or extremely close to cost. Just be thankful Google is doing this. Sheesh, some people will never be satisfied. Google's partners even have GPes that anyone can purchase (w/ 64GB of space or mSD slots) but you guys are still insisting that the Nexus phones come with it all at a price that'll make the ODM go out of business
He did say he wouldn't mind paying more for better specs.
I'm thinking Google will probably offer the N4 @ $299ish and the N5 @ 399ish.
That's what the GPE devices are for no?