Nexus 5 wuxuu ka samaysan yahay polycarbonate shell oo la mid ah 2013 Nexus 7, oo ka duwan kii ka horreeyay oo adeegsanaya dhisme ku saleysan galaas. Saddex midab oo dibedda ah ayaa la heli karaa: madow, caddaan iyo casaan. Qalabkeedu wuxuu ka kooban yahay waxyaabo la mid ah LG G2; waxaa ku shaqeeya processor 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 oo leh 2 GB oo RAM ah, ama 16 ama 32 GB oo kaydinta gudaha ah, iyo batari 2300 mAh ah. Nexus 5 wuxuu adeegsadaa 4.95-inji (oo lagu suuq geeyay 5-inji) 445 PPI 1080p IPS, waxaana ku jira kamarad 8-megapixel ah oo gadaal u jeeda oo leh xasilinta indhaha (OIS), iyo kamarad 1.3-megapixel ah. Nexus 5 waxay taageertaa shabakadaha LTE, halka Nexus 4 oo si aan rasmi ahayn u oggolaanaya AWS LTE Band 4 oo kaliya leh qaab qarsoon, madow, caddaan iyo caddaan.
8 megapixel oo kaamerada gadaal u jeeda ah