Google Nexus 5 (2016)

Google tends to release its Nexus devices towards the end of the year alongside its new operating system – just as it did last year with the Nexus 5X and Android Marshmallow. We expect the Nexus 5 (2016) to follow this pattern once again.

Google Nexus 5 (2016) design

If HTC is on board to create the Nexus 5 (2016), as was suggested by a post on Chinese blogging site Weibo, this would presuppose a metal unibody design. HTC has a history of creating such smartphone bodies, though its flagship handsets have tended to be quite expensive. Could HTC produce a wonderful metal handset for around US$200 less than its flagships typically launch for? It can, and has, with the likes of the HTC One A9. 

Google Nexus 5 (2016) display

The Nexus 5X houses a Full-HD display but it's something of a sore point among fans of this series because the original Nexus 5 arrived with a screen of the same resolution back in 2013.

HTC is yet to go beyond Full-HD with its flagships, but now would seem to be the time for a Nexus 5 handset to get the QHD treatment, and we think the 2016 model will make the leap.

Nexus 5 (2016) software

At this point, all we can say with any degree of certainty is that the Nexus 5 (2016) will launch with the next major Android software version – what we are currently referring to as Android N.

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