Google's invites are out, and the Nexus 5X will be unveiled alongside Android 6.0 Marshmallow next week! Here we round up the rumours surrounding the new Nexus 5 UK release date, price and specification, plus new leaked press photos that include an Ice Blue Nexus 5X.
ALSO SEE: NEW NEXUS 6P 2015.
In October 2014 Google announced its Nexus 6 phone, which followed the £299 Nexus 5 in October 2013 and £239 Nexus 4 in 2012. It was Google's least exciting Nexus phone yet, and a large part of that was the fact that for many customers the 5.96in Quad HD display was too big and the £499 price too high. Also see: Nexus 6 review.
So what is Google to do next? Smartphone or phablet? High-end specifications or affordable to the masses? With Huawei and LG having each confirmed they are on board, and both known for their ability to offer killer phones at mid-range prices, it could be about to find the perfect compromise. Whether you want a smartphone or a phablet you shouldn't have to trade value for specification.
And so, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Google has two new phones lined up for 2015. On this page you can read rumours surrounding an LG Nexus 5X; see New Nexus 6 UK release date, price and specification rumours for details on the forthcoming Huawei Nexus 6.
New Nexus 5X UK release date and price rumours: When is the new Nexus 5X coming out?During the Google I/O 2015 keynote we got our first glimpse of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the operating system that will run on the new Nexus phones. At the keynote Google failed to mention any new Nexus handsets or tablets, but it's already possible to install Android 6.0 on the existing Nexus 5.
Android M includes a number of important and interesting changes to the operating system, including a mobile payments system, USB Type-C support and what Google calls 'more intuitive' app permissions. Android M will launch globally in the Autumn, and the developer release suggests that the Nexus 5 will get it straight out of the box.
Following tradition, we expect to see the new Nexus 5X launch as the device on which Google showcases the final version of its new Android operating system. This means we'll, like last year, see it around the middle of October, with the phone going on sale in November. Indeed @evleaks says the two new Nexus phones will go on sale in Q4 of this year.
Update 8 September: Talk Android reports that Google will unveil the new Nexus phones on 29 September, and they will be available to pre-order just two weeks later on 13 October!
Update 21 September: The Google invites are out and it's been confirmed Google is holding a press event on 29 September. We know we're going to see Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and we're 99 percent certain the Nexus 5X will be unveiled alongside it!
In terms of pricing, until we know the exact specification, we can merely speculate. The Nexus line is known for its value, and we really can't see Google taking prices any higher than its £499 Nexus 6. Much more likely, given the findings of its Q1 2015 earnings call, is that it will return to its previous tack: high-end devices with mid-range prices. And, indeed, LG is well-known for producing devices with flagship specs and mid-range prices. We'd love to see another £299 LG Nexus 5, but we might find ourselves less disheartened if we hedge our bets and compromise between the Nexus 5 and 6, estimating somewhere around £399.
New Nexus 5X specification and feature rumours: What to expect from the new Nexus 5XIt seems the LG Nexus will be the smaller and less powerful device of the two, with a 5.2in full-HD P-OLED screen that's only a little larger than that of the existing Nexus 5. The new Nexus 5X will also reportedly use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 620 processor, and feature up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 64GB of storage and a 3180mAh battery. (Update: AndroidPit says the Nexus 5X will run the Snapdragon 808 with 3GB of RAM and a 2700mAh battery.)
Front-facing speakers, a rear fingerprint scanner, 13- and 4Mp cameras and USB Type-C with QuickCharge 2.0 are also speculated. The LG Nexus will allegedly offer a metal design rather than plastic (although we have heard it will get an aluminium frame with chamfered edges and a plastic rear cover), and measure 146.9x72.9x8/9.8mm.
GizmoChina also reports (but cites no sources) that the Nexus 5X will have a MediaTek connectivity chipset, front-facing speakers, and a rear power button with integrated fingerprint scanner.
Many of the leaked specs have been confirmed by Amazon India with its listing for the LG Nexus 5X (LG-H791). As you can see it lists a 5.2in Full-HD screen, 12.3Mp camera, 2700mAh battery and a Snapdragon 808 processor (MSM8992). However, it says the phone will come with just 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage which isn't 4GB or 64GB as rumoured but perhaps there will be different models. Further down the page, Amazon says the Nexus 5X will weigh 177g so we hope this is untrue.
During its Google I/O keynote back in June Google announced that Android 6.0 Marshmallow would get USB Type-C support built-in, and we were shown a mystery device. This could have been our very first look at the new Nexus 5X.
The below concept image is from designer Miqdad Halim showing what an LG Nexus device might look like.
The first leaked photo of the LG Nexus 5X comes from the Google+ page of the Google Nexus Community Indonesia. It reveals a white device with a circular fingerprint scanner, protruding camera and the Nexus logo at the rear.
Another leaked image comes from @Onleaks, who says the LG Nexus will have a 5.2in screen with a metal body, USB Type-C, front facing speakers and a fingerprint scanner on the back. It will measure 146.9x72.9x8/9.8mm.
@OnLeaks has since leaked a new image of the Nexus 5X in a Ringke case. MobileFun has also confirmed to us that it is now listing Ringke FUSION cases for the Nexus 5X for pre-order at £12.99.
The best leaked images of the Nexus 5X so far come from AndroidPit.
The latest in a series of leaked Nexus 5X images comes from underkg.co.kr, which claims to show the Nexus 5X in a new colour: mint green. There does seem to be a greenish tint to the photo, but that could be simply poor photography. We'll have to wait and see.
That mint colour option has since been confirmed by Android Police with its leak of new Nexus 5X press shots in white, black and "Ice Blue".
You'll notice that throughout this article we've been referring to the Nexus 5 as the Nexus 5X. Android Police has revealed a box shot that shows this as the name of the new Nexus 5 for 2015.
Read next: Best new phones coming in 2015.
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Source: New Nexus 5X UK release date, price & spec rumours: Due 29 September
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