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LG Nexus 5
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Full Specifications October 19, 2026
LG Nexus 5 Android 4.4
LG · 2013

LG Nexus 5

LG Nexus 5 Android smartphone. Announced Oct 2013. Features 4.95″ display, Snapdragon 800 chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1.3 MP front camera, 2300 mAh battery, 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Display 4.95"
Chipset Snapdragon 800
RAM 2 GB
Storage 16GB/32GB storage, no card slot
Camera 8 MP
Battery 2300 mAh
OS Android 4.4, up to 6.0
Build 130g, 8.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330

Display

Type True HD IPS+
Size 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm 2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 4.5

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm

Body

Dimensions 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Po 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version
4G bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 19, 25, 26, 41 - North America
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Our Tests

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016Basemark X: 11638
Display Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 38h

Misc

Colors Black, White, Red
Models Nexus 5, D820, D821
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Type True HD IPS+
Size 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm 2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
memoryother eMMC 4.5
Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Single 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm
Dimensions 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM
Type Li-Po 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version
4G bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 19, 25, 26, 41 - North America
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016Basemark X: 11638
Display Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 38h
Colors Black, White, Red
Models Nexus 5, D820, D821
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
Price About 260 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
29/100
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Processor 19.2
Display 65
Camera 50.2
Battery 40.7
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