Nexus 5 leaked in new image revealing side panel

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 30 October 2013 13:55 IST

It seems that when Google will officially unveil the much-awaited Nexus 5 in the coming days, it would hardly be a surprise for anyone.

A new leak, courtesy recognized phone tipster, @evleaks, has again revealed the yet-to-be-announced Nexus 5 in image, revealing the left panel housing volume rocker controls. The new image does not offer any new details about the upcoming Nexus smartphone, except showing the device from a new perspective.

As per @evleaks, the Nexus 5 would be released on Sprint, a US carrier, however no details about the possible availability and pricing has been revealed by the tipster. The tweet reads, "Coming to Sprint." Till date, no other major leak has mentioned another US carrier.

Google and LG have been tight-lipped about the launch of the upcoming Nexus smartphone, however, a recent leak suggested the device will be announced on November 1. Till now however, no official event has been scheduled for the unveiling.

Additionally, the Nexus 5 was revealed in a two-tone White colour variant with a black front panel and a white rear panel. Further, the render showed the homescreen with apps for camera, Chrome, hangout, dialer, Play Store and Google's Hub that houses usual Google apps like Gmail, Google Photos, Google+ among others.

On Tuesday, a Nexus 5 pre-registration page went live in Canada via a carrier, Wind Mobile, which also confirmed the specifications.

The leaked specifications were in-line with the earlier leaks and suggested that the Nexus 5 will come with a 4.95-inch full-HD (1080p) IPS LCD display, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, 2GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with OIS and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Connectivity options expected on the smartphone are Wi-Fi, NFC (Android Beam), and Bluetooth 4.0, while the device is likely to come in two storage variants - 16GB and 32GB. The alleged device has also been expected to include a host of sensors like ambient light, proximity, pressure as well as accelerometer, compass, notification LED and gyroscope.

Pricing for the 16GB Nexus 5 was revealed when the phone was accidentally listed on the Google Play store - $349. It is expected that the next Nexus smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet would run Android 4.4 KitKat, and that all three (including the new OS) are due to be launched at the same event.

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