There are faster chipsets around now, but we’ve seen a law of dimishing returns of late, and the SnapDragon 800 used here is still impressive stuff. The Nexus 5 is available in a stunning bright red finish too, plus with Android Lollipop it continues to enjoy Google’s latest OS releases.
It may be competitively priced, but the handset doesn’t feel cheap. It’s a simple slab with rounded-off corners and a pleasing rubberised rear. While other phones have come-and-gone the Nexus 5’s simple utilitarian styling has actually come into its own with time, it looks great alongside Android 5.0’s material design ethos, and it won’t ever clash with whatever you have onscreen.