Nexus 5 makes brief appearance on Play Store for $349

Here’s some news that will keep you optimistic about Google’s newest Nexus offering hitting the market soon. For a brief period of time, the Nexus 5 made an appearance on Google Play Store’s listing before being promptly pulled off. However, we managed to get a nice glimpse of what to expect in the near future.

Listing replaces Nexus 4 on Play Store with the Nexus 5

According to a report by Engadget, while some users were able to see the outgoing Nexus 4 on Google Play Store’s device page, some were able to see a 16GB model of Nexus 5. The device sported a price tag of $349 (Rs 21,330 approx.) and was placed next to the new Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets, taking the place of the Nexus 4. The tagline that accompanied the device seemed like a fun one. “Capture the everyday and the epic in fresh new ways,” it read.

The Nexus 4 too had made its debut at the price point of $349 for the 16GB model but also had a cheaper $299 (Rs 18,277 approx.) 8GB variant. While there seems to be no indications about whether the Nexus 5 will come in a lower storage form, the price point for the 16GB variant does not seem to be too shabby at all. Another interesting bit gathered via the leaked listing shows the Nexus 5 sporting some of the UI tweaks that were spoken about as part of the Android version 4.4 KitKat update.

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Here’s a closer look at the image of Nexus 5 on the Play Store

According to latest in the series of signs being left by Google and KitKat’s social networking accounts on Twitter and Google+, the newest iteration of Android and the Nexus 5 could both be making an appearance on October 28. Earlier leaks have speculated about the specs of the upcoming Nexus 5. It is expected to have a 1080p 4.95-inch display and will sport a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 CPU along with LTE.

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