Google Nexus 5 Review - Best Nexus Yet, Possibly The Best Android Phone Currently

2,886 views · Published 14 November 2013 · 7:52 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: HotHardware · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Full review on the way! In the meantime, check out our benchmark preview: http://goo.gl/lGZxGm  -- One of the hallmark features of Google's Nexus 5 flagship smartphone by LG isn't its bodaciously big and beautiful 5-inch HD display, its 8MP camera, or its "OK Google" voice command / personal assistant feature. Frankly, that's all been done before.  What does stand out about the Nexus 5 is Google's new Android 4.4 Kit Kat operating system and LG's smartphone SoC (System on Chip) processor of choice, namely Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 quad-core. Qualcomm is known for licensing ARM core technology and making it their own within their Krait architecture, and Qualcomm's latest Krait 400 with Adreno 330 GPU that comprises the Snapdragon 800, is a powerful beast.

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