Nexus 5 Release Date Tipped For Nov 1

New White Model Teaser In Latest Leak

The release date of Google’s Nexus 5 is still a mystery, and according to the latest rumor, the device is only three days away.

From tech specs to a possible price tag, a lot of "details" about Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) upcoming Nexus 5 have been leaked over the past few weeks. The only thing about the handset that still remains a mystery is its release date and that too may well be put to rest, according to a new leak on Sunday, which predicts the phone may arrive as early as this week.

Thanks to recently leaked photos and details that were claimed to be of the Nexus 5, with even Google accidentally publishing product shots of the device on the Google Play Store, it can be assumed that the new handset is coming sooner than later. And, if @evleaks, the usually reliable tipster on Twitter, is to be believed, the wait for the Nexus 5 could be over by Friday, Nov. 1.

In a tweet on Sunday, @evleaks posted a new rendering of the Nexus 5, showing the device with a white back cover and a short but tantalizing message: “In white. 11/1.” However, it is unclear whether Nov. 1 would be the announcement date or the smartphone's retail launch.

Speculations about the Nexus 5’s availability have been around for quite some time now. For a while it looked like the device would be made official on Oct. 15, a date which eventually turned out to be a dud. A small Google Play event, scheduled for Oct. 24 in New York, was thought to take the wraps off the Nexus 5, but that too did not happen.