The Nexus 5 (codenamed Hammerhead)[11] is a smartphone co-developed by Google and LG Electronics that runs the Androidoperating system. The successor to the Nexus 4, the device is the fifth smartphone in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner. The Nexus 5 was unveiled on 31 October 2013, and released in black and white colors the same day for online purchase on Google Play, in selected countries.
The Nexus 5's hardware is similar to that of the LG G2, with a Snapdragon 800 system-on-chip (SoC), and a 4.95-inch 1080pdisplay. The Nexus 5 is also the first device to feature version 4.4 of Android.
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The Nexus 5 was initially released for ordering at Google Play Store on 31 October 2013, in 16 GB and 32 GB versions.[12]
As of December 2013, a revised version of the Nexus 5 became available, featuring bigger speaker and microphone holes to allow louder audio, and better fitted buttons and SIM card tray. This revised version is marked with batch number 311K, while the initial version had batch number 310K.[13][14] First digit of the batch number signifies the year ("3" for 2013, for example), and the remaining two digits signify the month ("11" for November, for example); therefore, a Nexus 5 manufactured in January 2014 would be the newer hardware revision with 401K as the batch number.
Nexus 5 is the first Android device to ship with Android 4.4 "KitKat", which has a refreshed interface, improved performance, improved NFC support (such as the ability to emulate a smart card), a new "HDR+" camera shooting mode, native printing functionality, a screen recording utility, and other new and improved functionality.
The device also ships with Google Now Launcher, a redesigned home screen which allows users to quickly access Google Now on a dedicated page, and allows voice search to be activated on the home screen with a voice command. Unlike the stock home screen, Google Now Launcher is not a component of Android itself; it is implemented as part of the Google Search application. Until 26 February 2014, when it was released on Google Play Store for selected Android 4.4 devices, Google Now Launcher was exclusively shipped by default on the Nexus 5, and was not enabled in Android 4.4 updates for any other Nexus device. While an update to the Google Search application containing Google Now Launcher (which itself was tweaked to improve compatibility with other devices as well) was publicly released shortly after the Nexus 5's release, the launcher itself could not at the time be enabled without installing a second shim application.[22][23][24]
Hangouts, which now supports text messaging, is used as the default text messaging application.[5][25]
In December 2013, the Nexus 5 began receiving the Android 4.4.1 update, which fixes issues with auto focus, white balance, HDR+ and other camera issues,[26][27] while introducing some other camera issues for low-light scenes.[28] It also fixes low speaker volume output in certain applications.[29] Android 4.4.2 update followed in a few days, providing further bugfixes and security improvements.[30] In early June 2014, the Nexus 5 received Android 4.4.3 update that included dozens of bug fixes,[31] while another mid-June 2014 Android 4.4.4 update included a fix for an OpenSSL man-in-the-middle vulnerability.[32]
A developer preview of the Android L system image was released for the Nexus 5 after the annual Google IO conference held on June 26, 2014.[33]
Beside official Android releases, third-party builds are also available, including CyanogenMod and OmniRom.
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