LG Nexus 5 Review

Today we will review a smartphone named LG Nexus 5, manufactured by two renowned multinational companies, LG Corporation and Google. Manufactured with the combination of Google, the LG Nexus 5 is completely an Android smartphone that even uses the Android official user interface.

The LG Nexus 5, just like its predecessor LG Nexus 4, is made up of a plastic. However, the plastic is of high quality which makes the device look premium. The device receives the corning gorilla glass 3 at the forepart which protects the screen from being scratched. The side bezels are also thin.

The device features an earpiece, the sensors, front facing camera at the top bezels. Further, LG Nexus 5 is equips capacitive buttons on the screen. The device also features notification LED light at the bezel below the display. Further, the device equips up main camera, a LED flashlight and a “Nexus” logo, and LG logo at its rear.

The device possesses a 3.5 mm headphone socket, and a secondary microphone at the top part. The bottom part carries the micro USB port, a primary microphone and speakers. The device features power button at the right side and the rigid volume alteration keys at the left. Besides, the device features the SIM cards slots and microSD card slot below the power key.

The LG Nexus 5 is built with 4.95 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. The device also features full HD 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution with 445 ppi pixels density. The color production of the screen is good, text in the display is sharp. The viewing angles too are perfect. The device is also deprived of auto brightness option, which means users should manually adjust the screen brightness.

Moreover, the device runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and is upgradable to Android 6.0 Marahmallow. The device is powered with Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset, Quad-Core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 CPU and Adreno 330 GPU. The device is available in both 16 GB and 32 GB of ROM having 2 GB of RAM. However, the device lacks a microSD card slot.

The LG Nexus 5 acquires 8 MP, f/2.4, 30 mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flashlight main camera. The rear camera also comes with various features like 1/3.2″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, and so on. The rear camera is able to capture good photos during the daytime and shoots full HD videos at 1080p@30fps. The device also features 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6″ sensor size, 1.9 µm pixel size front facing camera.

Similarly, the LG Nexus 5 equips 2300 Li-Ion non-removable battery. The battery has a good battery backup and can be used up for a day without any problem. The device also supports wireless charging. The device is available in black and white color.

LG Nexus 5 Price in Nepal : Rs. 40,000 (Around)

LG Nexus 5 Specification

Display

Size	4.95 inches
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels
Color Depth	16M

Processor

CPU Speed	2.3 GHz
CPU Type	Quad-Core

Camera

Video Recording Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Main Camera Resolution	8.0 MP
Front Camera Resolution	1.3 MP
Main Camera Auto-focus	Yes

Memory

RAM	2 GB
ROM	16 GB
External Memory	No

Network/Bearer^

Multi-Sim	NA
Sim Size	Micro-SIM (3FF)
2G Sim	NA
2G CDMA	NA
3G CDMA	NA
3G TD-CDMA	NA
4G TDD LTE	NA

Connectivity

ANT+	NA
USB Version	USB 2.0
Headphone	3.5 mm Stereo
Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual-Band), NA
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.0
MHL	NA
PC Sync	NA
Location	GPS, Glonass
NFC	NA

Software

Operating Software

Android 5.0 Lollipop (Upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow)

Physical Information

Color+	Black and White
Form Factor	Touchscreen Bar
Dimension	137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight	130 g
Water Resistant/Dust Proof	No

Sensors

Compass/Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light Sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	NA
Temperature Sensor	NA

Battery

Standard Battery Capacity	2300 mAh
Removable	No

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format	NA
Video Playing Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Audio Playing Format	NA