Google's Nexus 5 with KitKat: Everything you need to know about the pretty new Android

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Halloween might be wrapping up, but it appears that Christmas may have come early for Android fans in the hunt for a great new smartphone. With surprisingly little fanfare, Google just announced the Nexus 5, the successor to last year's wildly popular Nexus 4, in a quiet little blog post.

Here's everything you need to know about the new Nexus 5:

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.