Let’s cut to the chase: at $350 without the ties of a two-year contract, the Google Nexus 5 is an excellent smartphone and a bargain at that. Flushed with the positive response the sub-$300 Nexus 4 received last year, Google and manufacturer LG have again struck a balance between powerful portable computing, and cost. This time around, the LG Nexus 5 creeps up in cost a little, but at the same time buffs away most of the complaints we had about its predecessor, taking on rival flagships from other Android OEMs several hundred dollars more expensive in the process. Does that make it the best Android phone on the market? Read on for the full SlashGear review.
Hardware
Sober, minimalistic, and discrete; that’s the Nexus 5. Two colors are available at launch, with LG producing the phone in black and in white. The black version – the one you see here – has a soft-touch treatment to the black back and sides, making it easy to grip though prone to gathering fingerprints and grease. The white version, meanwhile, is just as robust as the black, but the black sides have a more glossy finish while the back is matte white. Both have a large, embossed “NEXUS” logo on the back, and a pronounced camera lens bulge.
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