With the release of the next generation Nexus branded smartphone coming very soon, it is no surprise that the rumors surrounding the features and specs continue to fly around the web. Google has not mentioned one word about the device, but that has not stopped consumers from speculating what they want to see on the device and hoping that it will become reality. Google just recently stopped selling the Nexus 4 smartphone via the Google Play store, which means that there is a replacement on the way. Google is reportedly planning at least one Nexus smartphone release and in recent weeks it was rumored that LG will be the phone maker.
Recently, two filings with the FCC reportedly show a device that went through the testing process with the Android 4.4. KitKat software installed on it. A few weeks ago, a video leaked online around the time that KitKat was announced that reportedly showed the new Nexus 5 and that might actually have been the case as information starts to build around that rumor becoming truth. Other benchmark tests have also been posted online that reportedly show the Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 installed, but even though benchmarks can be faked, the Google Nexus 5 codename, “Hammerhead”, was included in that information.
Some of the features that were listed with the Nexus 5 benchmark test include a full HD 1080p display, Android 4.4, also known as Android KitKat, operating system and an Adreno 330 CPU, which is actually the Snapdragon 800 from Qualcomm. The quad-core Snapdragon 800 will give the phone a good boost in the processing department as it has been clocked at 2.3GHz at least and is one of the fastest chipsets on the market right now.
Rumors online have pointed to the fact that Android KitKat will be coming with the Nexus 5 on the 14th of October, which means that it is very likely that Google will officially announce the software in the coming weeks. Recently a device that was supposedly the Nexus 5 passed through Wi-Fi certification as well, bring more of a concrete feeling to the rumors that have been floating around for months. Other than the Nexus 5, there have been rumors that consumers could see a Motorola Nexus, which is different from the Moto X, but information about that possibility has been all but a mystery.
