Nexus 5 Accidentally Unveiled

After 9 p.m. on a Thursday night is an odd time to launch a new flagship smartphone, but that’s just what the Google Play Store did with the LG-made Nexus 5 last night — except the whole thing was a mistake.

The Verge reported Thursday that the Nexus 5 handset that’s been popping up in various leaks and spy shots over the last few weeks made a full-on appearance that pretty much makes its existence legitimate.

Although it appears to have been a mistake that’s now corrected, the LG-manufactured Nexus 5 (and that appears to be the official name) mysteriously appeared alongside the new Nexus 7 and the Nexus 10 on Google Play’s “Devices” section Thursday night, with a starting price of $349 for 16GB.

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Google recently ran a fire sale on the Nexus 4 smartphone, prompting speculation that a new model would be on the way soon. Coupled with the company’s announcement of Android 4.4 KitKat and this latest leak, and we’re guessing Google may be trying to figure out the best time to make it official, given that Apple is likely to steal the spotlight next week with its own media event on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Source: [MacLife]