<s>
Nexus	B-Device
5	O
(	O
code-named	O
Hammerhead	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
sold	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
launch	O
device	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
refreshed	O
interface	O
,	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
greater	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
integration	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
which	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
by	O
LG	O
and	O
released	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
balance	O
of	O
overall	O
performance	O
and	O
cost	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
"	O
flagship	O
"	O
phones	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
display	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
introduced	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
is	O
a	O
higher-end	O
phablet	B-Application
and	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
successor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
sold	O
alongside	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
ended	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
black	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
continued	O
until	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2015	O
(	O
alongside	O
the	O
higher-end	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
and	O
price	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
sold	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
color	O
with	O
either	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
much	O
lower	O
than	O
comparable	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
cost	O
around	O
$649	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
two	O
additional	O
color	O
options	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
black	O
and	O
red	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
identical	O
pricing	O
and	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
ended	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	O
and	O
white	O
models	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
black	O
model	O
remained	O
available	O
until	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exterior	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
a	O
polycarbonate	O
shell	O
with	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
2013	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
glass-based	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
hardware	O
contains	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
2.26GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon800	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
either	O
16	O
or	O
32GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2300mAh	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
uses	O
a	O
4.95-inch	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
5-inch	O
)	O
445PPI	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
(	O
OIS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1.3-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
supports	O
LTE	O
networks	O
where	O
available	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Nexus4	B-Device
which	O
unofficially	O
supported	O
LTE	O
on	O
Band	O
4	O
only	O
with	O
a	O
hidden	O
software	O
option	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
formally	O
approved	O
or	O
marketed	O
for	O
any	O
LTE	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
microSD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
multi-color	O
LED	O
notification	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
grills	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
:	O
one	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
mono	O
speaker	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
Android4.4	O
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
refreshed	O
interface	O
,	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
improved	O
NFC	O
support	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
smart	O
card	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
HDR+	O
"	O
camera	O
shooting	O
mode	O
,	O
native	O
printing	O
functionality	O
,	O
a	O
screen	B-Protocol
recording	I-Protocol
utility	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
Launcher	I-Application
,	O
a	O
redesigned	O
home	O
screen	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
quickly	O
access	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
page	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
voice	O
search	O
to	O
be	O
activated	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
voice	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
stock	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
Launcher	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
itself	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Search	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
26	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
selected	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
Launcher	I-Application
was	O
exclusively	O
shipped	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
enabled	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
updates	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Search	O
application	O
containing	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
Launcher	I-Application
(	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
tweaked	O
to	O
improve	O
compatibility	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
was	O
publicly	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
launcher	O
itself	O
could	O
not	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
be	O
enabled	O
without	O
installing	O
a	O
second	O
shim	B-General_Concept
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hangouts	B-Application
,	O
which	O
now	O
supports	O
text	O
messaging	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
text	O
messaging	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
began	O
receiving	O
the	O
Android4.4.1	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
HDR+	O
,	O
fixed	O
issues	O
with	O
auto	O
focus	O
,	O
white	O
balance	O
and	O
other	O
camera	O
issues	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDR+	O
takes	O
a	O
burst	O
of	O
shots	O
with	O
short	O
exposures	O
,	O
selectively	O
aligning	O
the	O
sharpest	O
shots	O
and	O
averaging	O
them	O
using	O
computational	B-Algorithm
photography	I-Algorithm
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDR+	O
is	O
processed	O
on	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-General_Concept
Hexagon	I-General_Concept
DSP	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
update	O
followed	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
,	O
providing	O
further	O
bugfixes	O
and	O
security	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
received	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.3	I-Application
update	O
that	O
included	O
dozens	O
of	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
while	O
another	O
mid-June	O
2014	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
update	O
included	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
an	O
OpenSSL	O
man-in-the-middle	O
vulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
Android5.0	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
system	O
image	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
after	O
the	O
annual	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
conference	O
held	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
version	O
of	O
Android5.0	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
form	O
of	O
factory	O
operating	O
system	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
Android5.0.1	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
update	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
Nexus5	O
with	O
build	O
number	O
LRX22C	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
miscellaneous	O
Android	B-Application
updates.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
began	O
receiving	O
the	O
Android5.1	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
addresses	O
performance	O
issues	O
and	O
other	O
user	O
interface	O
tweaks	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
introduce	O
certain	O
camera	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
update	O
available	O
for	O
Nexus5	O
aiming	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
bugs	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
fixed	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
preview	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Nexus5	O
started	O
receiving	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
which	O
Nexus5	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	B-Application
update	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
will	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
Nougat	O
update	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	B-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
officially	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
800	O
has	O
sufficient	O
processing	O
power	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
Nougat	O
,	O
as	O
shown	O
by	O
successful	O
tests	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
N	O
Developer	O
Preview	O
program	O
(	O
indeed	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
800	O
is	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
410	O
which	O
does	O
support	O
Nougat	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
unofficial	O
custom	O
Nougat	O
ROMs	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
can	O
also	O
run	O
other	O
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
noting	O
nuances	O
with	O
its	O
display	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
color	O
reproduction	O
and	O
low	O
maximum	O
brightness	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
competitors	O
,	O
CNET	O
praised	O
software	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
phone	O
dialer	O
interface	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
integration	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
KitKat	B-Application
provided	O
many	O
major	O
changes	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hangouts	B-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
text	O
messaging	O
app	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
force	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
service	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
photos	O
taken	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
particularly	O
blow	O
me	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
given	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
to	O
even	O
compare	O
this	O
$400	O
phone	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
cost	O
upward	O
of	O
$650	O
unlocked	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
)	O
speaks	O
volumes	O
about	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
massive	O
appeal	O
and	O
affordability	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
extends	O
the	O
allure	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
brand	I-Device
to	O
anyone	O
simply	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
excellent	O
yet	O
inexpensive	O
handset.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
LTE	O
support	O
was	O
lacking	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
supported	O
bands	O
are	O
segregated	O
across	O
two	O
model	O
variants	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
crisp	O
quality	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
display	O
did	O
not	O
render	O
colors	O
(	O
particularly	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
)	O
as	O
richly	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
think	O
saturated	O
colors	O
are	O
overrated	O
anyway	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
love	O
the	O
display	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
considered	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
camera	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
inconsistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Engadget	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
intent	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
sending	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
smartphone	B-Application
makers	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
to	O
make	O
high-quality	O
handsets	O
without	O
costing	O
consumers	O
the	O
proverbial	O
arm	O
and	O
leg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
and	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
manufacturer	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus5	O
has	O
a	O
lower-quality	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
smaller	O
battery	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nexus5	O
has	O
been	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
clean	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
alternative	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
advantage	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DPReview	O
praised	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.1	I-Application
'	O
s	O
HDR+	O
which	O
brought	O
substantial	O
improvement	O
in	O
speed	O
and	O
prioritized	O
faster	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
with	O
higher	O
ISOs	O
which	O
reduced	O
blur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computational	B-Algorithm
photography	I-Algorithm
increased	O
dynamic	O
range	O
and	O
reduced	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus5	O
still	O
held	O
up	O
well	O
against	O
newer	O
devices	O
as	O
it	O
performed	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
follow-up	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus6	O
(	O
at	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
US$650	O
versus	O
US$350	O
)	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
