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Latest Nexus Pre-Orders Starting on November 3rd

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We know a lot about the Nexus 5 already, we know what specs it’s going to come with and we know LG’s making it among other facts – we’ve even seen it in white! – but, one thing we still don’t know is just when we’re going to be able to buy it. We’ve been teased by the KitKat guys a number of times already and we’ve been hearing the end of October for a long time. In fact, today’s date, the 28th, is a date that was hinted at by the KitKat team. Now though,  PhoneArena   have been passed some new info from a tipster that seems to reveal the date for Pre-Orders on the Play Store. In the above screenshot, you can just about make out that the Play Store is giving us a November 3rd date for when Pre-Orders start. We’ve been thinking for a long time that pre-orders would be starting before the actual sale of the device, given the troubles people had trying to purchase last year’s Nexus 4. There’s no price listed here though so, it looks like could still be up in the air but, we’ve already h

Nexus 5 Shows Up on eBay for Pre-Order for $650

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You didn’t think we were done with Nexus 5  rumors  now did we? This one really isn’t a rumor, but it’s interesting to see the Nexus 5 pop up on eBay for pre-order. Well it’s not technically a pre-order since the device hasn’t been announced yet. Compared to other devices being marked up on eBay, it’s not too bad. Usually stuff are marked up to about $1000 or more. But since the Nexus 5 always comes in really cheap, around $300, a $650 markup is pretty heavy. That’s about double the price. What’s interesting is that this eBayer us listing this under “Buy it Now”. Which kinda makes me think that the person selling these Nexus 5′s will be able to get their hands on the Nexus 5 at launch. We all know how bad launch day is for buying the device. We remember last year when the Nexus 4 sold out in about 15 minutes and also crashed multiple times with many people getting charged for 2 or 3 or more Nexus 4′s. Pretty crazy right? As far as the specs go, here’s what the seller has listed: 8MP