Google officially released the Nexus 5 on Wednesday, the latest model of Google smart phones. The phone has the same features as other Android phones but comes with the new Android KitKat 4.4 operating system and is available on more network carriers.
"KitKat is to come to the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Edition gizmos. Possessing 512 Megabytes of Random Access Memory, KitKat will latch on to any device you can think of. You may change the home screen at will. Also Emoji icons are another interesting feature that is freely available on the platform. Wireless printing and manually-free voice search facility are present too," according to 14U.
Previous models either only ran on a specific network or had limited capabilities between carriers, so this move could open up the Nexus 5 to a wider audience.
The new KitKat phone also seeks to better integrate Google's other offerings, including Google Voice search and Google Now.
Another key feature is the price. Without contract, the Nexus 5 16GB starts at $350 and the 32GB starts at $400 which is cheaper than one of it's main competitors, the iPhone.
Sundar Pichai, who is in charge of Google's Android service, told USA Today that Google's goal is to get Android into a billion peoples' hand in 2014. The company is seeking to tap into other key markets.. Google is targeting Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Mexico, where Android use is growing at three times the rate of developed countries, he says.
