Nexus 5 Rumors: Smartphone Will Not Feature MEMS Camera
The Nexus 5 rumors regarding the smartphone featuring a MEMS camera proved not to be true.
DigitalOptics, the company who created the technology, claim that last week's reports stating that this camera would be on the Google device were not accurate and also issued a press release further clarifying this point.
"There has been speculation on who would be the first to bring the significant benefits of mems/cam to the mobile imaging market," wrote the company. "Last week, several technology news blogs reported that mems/cam was first being brought to market in another smartphone platform. Those reports were inaccurate."
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The first OEM to release a MEMS camera equipped device will be OPPO, a leading Chinese smartphone OEM.
A service manual for the upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone leaked earlier this week, revealing information on the device such as specs and other features.
The document was posted by an anonymous user on the digital library known as Scribd and it is purported to be the service manual for the LG-D821, which is the possible model number for the Google-powered handset. It features diagrams, technical information and confirms many of the recent rumors regarding specs for the device.
According to the document, the new Nexus 5 will feature a 4.95-inch Full HD IPS display, a Snapdragon 800 processer that clocks in at 2.3Ghz, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB of storage, 8-megapixel rear camera with OIS, 1.3-megapixel front camera, 2300 mAh battery, NFC and Slimport compatibility.
Dimensions for the handset will be 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm and it will weigh approximately 139 grams. It will feature sensors such as an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and pressure.
The manual is only a draft so there are a few inconsistencies with previous rumors. For example, the device is said to be compatible with Bluetooth 3.0 and not Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth LE. The dimensions listed are also the same as those found on the Nexus. Aside from those couple of tweaks, everything else in the manual seems legitimate.
