It looks like those rumors that Google would launch the red Nexus 5 were true, as the company is offering the red-hued smartphone right now on Google Play.
There was a recent leak that showed a Nexus 5 product page with several new color choices beyond the normal white or black models. It was believed that the smartphones would all be available from Google Play in the near future. It soon looked like Google was going to launch a single color at a time, instead of all colors at once. Rumors suggested Goggle would make the red Nexus 5 the first new color to be added to the lineup. Google confirmed that the red Nexus 5 would kick off its upcoming Nexus 5 multi-color strategy. It's also a good color choice to launch just in time for Valentine's Day.
The red Nexus 5 is the same exact model that Google has been offering for months, just with a new bright red shell instead of the standard white or black choices. As a reminder, the Nexus 5 features a 4.95-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display with a pixel density of 445 pixels-per-inch (ppi) and ships with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. The handset is powered by a 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, an Adreno 330 graphics processing unit (GPU) and 2GB of RAM to provide a fast and fluid user interface.
The Nexus 5's camera capabilities include an 8-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and improved HDR+ mode, and a front facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat and selfies. The smartphone's wireless connectivity options consist of a 4G LTE radio, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with Bluetooth LE abilities, NFC, and GPS. Google has included a 2,300 mAh non-removable battery, which it claims will provide up to 13 hours of talk time. The handset is available in both a 16GB model and 32GB configuration. The Nexus 5 also includes support for wireless charging out of the box, although you'll have to get a wireless charging pad to enjoy that feature. The smartphone is 69.17mm wide, 137.84mm tall, and 8.59mm thick and weighs in at 130g.
You can pick up the unlocked Bright Red Nexus 5 for $349 16GB and $399 for the 32GB model.
