| Local Name | Nexus 5 |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions | CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 12 |
| EDGE | Class 12 |
| Announced | 2013, October |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, November |
| Dimensions | 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.95 inches (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~445 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| OS | Android OS, v5.0 (Lolipop) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 |
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Memory | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, optical image stabilization, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, photo sphere, HDR, dual recording |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization |
| Secondary Camera | 1.3 MP |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Wireless Charging (Qi-enabled), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player, Photo/video editor, Document editor, Voice memo/dial/commands |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 300 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 17 h (3G) |
| Colors | Black, White, Red |
| SAR US | 0.92 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body) |