Google Nexus 5 stock shortages look like they could be a problem as the newly confirmed phone sells out in the US within an hour of launch.
With last year’s Google Nexus 4 release having been plagued by continuing stock issues, the Google Nexus 5 has failed to get off to a promising start. The 16GB SIM-free edition of the phone was listed as sold out through the US Google Play Store less than 60 minutes after originally going on sale.
A message on the product listing reads: “We are out of inventory. Please check back soon.”
The UK looks set to fare little better either. At the time of writing the Google Nexus 4 stock shortages are already creeping in to British shores. Having originally been listed with a 1-2 business day shipping estimation, the Google Nexus 5 is now listing as being shipping on November 8.
The Google Nexus 5 stock shortages look set to worsen too, with a range of third-party retailers and network providers set to offer the phone from tomorrow, November 1.
Pairing a premium spec with a wallet-friendly price tag, the Google Nexus 5 specs sheet sees a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor line up alongside 2GB of RAM and the option of 16GB or 32GB storage capacities.
While the 16GB costs just £299 SIM-free, the 32GB Google Nexus 5 price tag has been set at £339.
Further Google Nexus 5 features include an 8-megapixel rear-mounted camera with optical image stabilisation and a 1.3-megapixel secondary camera up front. The handset benefits from NFC and 4G connectivity options as well as a 2300mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. It is the first handset to run the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system.
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