Google Play Store to sell Nexus 5 in India for Rs. 28,999 (16 GB) and Rs. 32,999 (32GB)

Google unveiled Nexus 5, its first Android 4.4 KitKat® phone  with 5″ display panel and Snapdragon™ 800 processor. To boost the performance, the phone comes with 2 GB RAM and Adreno 330 GPU. The most interesting part is the pricing of this phone. Nexus 5 is available on Google Play Store US for $349 (16 GB version) and $399 (32 GB version) without any contract. Apart from the United States, Nexus is now available at Play Store Canada, UK, Australia, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan and Korea.

To celebrate the festive mood in India, Google is bringing Nexus 5 very soon to Indian shore. Google Play Store India has already listed Nexus 5 with pricing as ₹ 28,999 (16 GB) and ₹ 32,999 (32 GB) but is not available to order yet. But I think Google will not take much time in making the phone available here as Apple has already started selling iPhone 5S and 5C from November 1.

India is a very price sensitive country and that’s why the timing of Nexus 5 launch and availability will impact the sale of iPhone 5S which is almost 25K pricier than Nexus 5. Here is the pricing comparison of iPhone 5S/5C and Google Nexus 5 in India.

	Nexus 5	iPhone 5S	iPhone 5C
16 GB	Rs. 28,999	Rs. 53,000	Rs. 41,900
32 GB	Rs. 32,999	Rs. 62,000	Rs. 51,000
64 GB	N/A	Rs. 71,000	N/A

In terms of technical specification, I do not prefer to compare iPhone an Android devices as both phones run on different operating systems. But it is interesting to compare the technical spec of other Android phones in this category and see where Nexus 5 stands.

Comparison of Google Nexus 5, LG G2, Sony Xperia Z1, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, HTC One

	Google Nexus 5	LG G2	Sony Xperia Z1	Samsung Galaxy Note 3	HTC One
Processor	2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	1.9 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	3 GB	2 GB
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB	16 GB, 32 GB	16 GB expandable through microSD, upto 64 GB	32 GB expandable through microSD, upto 64 GB	32 GB, 64 GB
Camera	Primary - 8 MP, Secondary 1.3 MP	Primary - 13 MP, Secondary 2.1 MP	Primary - 20.7 MP, Secondary 2 MP	Primary - 13 MP, Secondary 2 MP	Primary - 4 MP (UltraPixel), Secondary 2.1 MP
Android OS	v4.4 (KitKat)	v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)	v4.2 (Jelly Bean)	v4.3 (Jelly Bean)	v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Display	4.95" True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Size 1080 x 1920 pixels	5.2" True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Size 1080 x 1920 pixels	5" 1920 x 1080 Pixels TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality, Dust-resistant (IP55 and IP58	5.7" Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080)	4.7" Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1080 x 1920 pixels, HTC Sense UI v5
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	3000 mAh	Li-Ion, 3200 mAh	Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2G, 3G, LTE	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2G, 3G, LTE, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2G, 3G	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, 2G, 3G, LTE	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, 2G, 3G, LTE
Price	Rs. 28,999	Rs. 37,900	Rs. 42,990	Rs. 46,899	Rs. 48,999