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- Nov 13, 201390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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Nexus 5 at T-Mobile USA
- The Nexus 5 reached T-Mobile USA on 14 November 2013 (online), with in-store sales on 20 November per Engadget[4][5]
- T-Mobile sold only the 16GB model; $42 up front plus $17 a month for 24 months, $450 total against $350 from Google[1][5]
- GSMArena put the launch about a week ahead of leaks and quoted $449.99, or $41.99 plus 24 payments of $17; leasing requires a T-Mobile contract[4]
- The Nexus 5 had launched on Halloween through the Google Play Store only and sold out quickly; the 32GB model stayed Play Store only[5]
Notable features
- The fifth-generation Nexus phone, sold by Google and made by LG with hardware similar to the LG G2, was the launch device for Android 4.4 KitKat, which brought a refreshed interface, an HDR+ camera mode, native printing and the Google Now Launcher[2]
- LG-made, 4.95-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800, 2GB RAM, 8MP OIS camera, wireless charging[1]
- Body: polycarbonate shell with a Gorilla Glass 3 front, 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm and 130 g; 2,300 mAh non-removable battery with Qi wireless charging; LTE, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC and SlimPort microUSB[2][3]
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- [1]90%tomshardware.com/news/nexus-5-t-mobile-launch,25039.htmltomshardware.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Nov 13, 2013 ✓· Ends Nov 14, 2013 ✓· 0% of score
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- [2]78%Nexus 5 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 50% of score
Wikipedia's Nexus 5 article says it was made by LG, "served as the launch device for Android 4.4 'KitKat'", shares hardware with the LG G2 and has a polycarbonate shell and 2300 mAh battery.
- [3]82%LG Nexus 5 - Full phone specificationsgsmarena.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 50% of score
GSMArena's[4] Nexus 5 spec sheet gives 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm, 130 g, Gorilla Glass 3, a 2300 mAh non-removable battery with Qi wireless charging, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC and SlimPort.
- [4]78%LG Nexus 5 now available on T-Mobile USgsmarena.com· Published Nov 14, 2013· 0% of score
GSMArena[3] reports the LG Nexus 5 "became available on T-Mobile on November 14, 2013", closely matching the pin's stored 13 November 2013 date, noting it arrived "almost a week ahead of what some leaks suggested."
- [5]82%Nexus 5 coming to T-Mobile online November 14th for $450, in stores November 20thengadget.com· Published Nov 8, 2013· 0% of score
Engadget's own report (published 8 November 2013, ahead of launch) states the Nexus 5 would go on sale at T-Mobile "online November 14th for $450... in stores November 20th", a date one day after the pin's stored 13 November 2013 start but within the same launch window.
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