14 DAY TRIAL // A new LG smartphone has received the necessary approvals from the FCC, namely the LG D821, which might prove to be a new version of the LG G2.
The handset was approved in the United States with support for GSM 850/1900 and WCDMA 850/1700/1900 connectivity, which makes it fit for the networks of GSM carriers. It also comes with support for LTE bands 5 and 7.
The phone was previously said to be a CDMA version of the G2, similar with another handset that received certification recently, namely the D820.
This device was rumored to be the upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone from LG, but a recent tweet from @evleaks suggested otherwise. It appears that he was wrong in the end.
LG D820 comes with 7 bands LTE (2, 4, 5, 17, 25, 26 and 41), as well as with both GSM and CDMA connectivity, which makes it a completely different device from the D821.
Basically, this means that the LG D820 could indeed prove to be the rumored Nexus 5 smartphone, despite the lack of confirmation and details on it.
As UnwiredView notes, LG Nexus 5 should become available sometime in November with the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system flavor loaded on top.
The handset is expected to arrive on shelves with hardware specs similar to those of LG G2, such as a 5-inch touchscreen display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU packed inside.
Furthermore, Nexus 5 might feature the same 13-megapixel camera as the flagship LG smartphone, along with a 2300 mAh battery inside.
Based on Google’s history of releasing new Nexus devices, we would expect for the new phone to be launched with the aforementioned specifications , although nothing has been announced on the matter as of now.
However, it might not be too long before Nexus 5 goes official, so stay tuned to learn more on the matter.