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.

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.

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.