Google’s Nexus 5 16GB ( black ) model sold out

Google’s current flagship smartphone the black Google Nexus 5, which was launched on the 31^st of October,2013 is sold out. Since its launch, it has already seen the shipment dates gradually increase by 2-3 weeks.

The Nexus 5 smartphone has still not started selling in India, and is showing as “Coming soon” in the Google Play store. Google has listed the price of the 16GB phone at Rs. 28,999/- and the 32GB at Rs. 32,999/-. This is the first time Google Play store will be officially selling the Nexus phone in India.

Snapdeal.com, an e-commerce website has claimed that the phone would be released in India in the fourth week of November, but has started taking pre-orders from Monday at a hefty price. Within hours of selling, the website had sold out all its units. Another online shopping website, iBhejo.com too had been selling the Nexus 5 16GB (Black) phone at an inflated price of Rs. 30,198/-, claiming that importing the phones from USA was adding to the original cost. Other online stores, such as flipkart, ebay, saholic etc., too have announced the phone will be coming soon, but have not mentioned any dates. The 16 GB Black version of the phone is currently available in the black market at Rs. 37,500/-.

The Nexus 5 comes with Google’s latest Android 4.4 KitKat. The phone comes with following specifications:

-          1920 x 1080 resolution display with 5- inch full HD Touchscreen screen, 441 ppi (pixels per inch), slightly less than HTC One’s 469 ppi

-          2.26Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a  2 GB Ram

-          8-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. A new HDR+ mode has been added which automatically snaps rapid burst images and combines them to give you the best possible shot. It also includes Android’s Photosphere which lets you take 360 degree pictures.

-          4G networking using LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB , Wi-Fi, GPRS

-          2300mAh Battery, promising a standby time of 300 hours and talk-time up to 17 hours.