LG Nexus 5 may be here sooner than we thought

The new LG Nexus 5 has been long-rumoured to debut in October, but a new report suggests it may be here sooner than we originally thought.

We’re hearing mumblings from a South Korean media outlet, which claims that LG is eyeing a September 29 release date for its upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone.

Google has always held an October slot for its Nexus series, so it would certainly be a surprise to see the tech giant abandon its long-standing release cycle. Although what is probably more likely is that Google may announce the LG Nexus 5 on September 29, but not actually sell it until October.

As always, there’s no way for us to confirm this news, so take this with a serious pinch of salt. Although it’s worth noting that the same source also got the release date right for the previous Nexus 5 ahead of its launch, so it may well know something the rest of us do not.

Either way, we’re confident that LG’s Nexus 5 won’t be the only Nexus device launching this year. We’ve heard plenty suggesting that Google is also working on a second Nexus phone with Chinese manufacturer Huawei, said to be a phablet-sized successor to last year’s Nexus 6.

There’s also a chance we might see a Nexus tablet alongside them. The rumour mill kicked off this week when the Nexus 8 appeared on a Benchmarking site, and then in the form of a dummy unit in a couple of leaked images.

LG Nexus 5 2015 shows up in yet another photo

Google’s next Nexus 5 smartphone is edging even closer after yet another image appeared showing the case for the LG smartphone.

The latest picture leaked out by Inno Yudha on Google Plus shows the backside of the LG Nexus 5 2015 handset complete with the trademark branding the line is known for and a range of different circles.

One of the two circles is of course the camera whereas the other is reportedly a fingerprint sensor that is being added by Google to coincide with its reported inclusion as part of the Android M operating system.

Beyond those two circles it has a white colour scheme and this all matches up with renders that peeked out over the weekend and were used to create a video mock-up of what the smartphone will look like.

The weekend renders claim a 5.2-inch screen, USB-C port and dual stereo speakers will be on the spec sheet for the device and given these have been mentioned more than once since the rumour mill kicked in we can expect them to be a part of the device.

LG and Google have been completely tight-lipped over the new smartphone’s existence and it isn’t the only Nexus featuring heavily on the rumour pages. Huawei is also reportedly working on a smartphone in the phablet mould that will be the successor to the Nexus 6.

It’s anticipated that both smartphones will be released at some point in October-November and the rumours will ramp up over the coming weeks and months.