Does this also mean that Android 4.4 KitKat will make a nano-SIM mandatory? Life :) seems to suggest so.
After the countless leaks and rumors about the upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone, one critical detail was still missing – the SIM card slot. What no rumor monger bothered with, Ukrainian telecom operator, Life 🙂 seems to have put their finger on. According to the disclaimer on Life 🙂 website, the Nexus 5 will indeed feature the nano-SIM card slot, much like the iPhone 5, the newer iPhones and even the Moto X. (Read more: Nexus 5 updates).
The disclaimer says, “Плануєте придбати iPhone5S, iPhone5c, Nexus5 чи Ñмартфон з Android 4.4? Обирайте nano-sim від Life:)”, which roughly translates to “Planning to buy iPhone5S, iPhone5c, Nexus5 or smartphone with Android 4.4? Choose nano-sim from Life :)”
Surely, Life 🙂 would not have mentioned the Nexus 5 specifically in the disclaimer, if they did not have confirmation regarding the same, because the smartphone isn’t on sale yet.
It is all about the SIM card size, now!
Interestingly, the disclaimer also mentions Android 4.4 KitKat in the same sentence, which could now lead to speculation whether a nano-SIM slot would now be the way forward for newer Android smartphones, at least the flagship devices. The fact that Motorola sent out the Moto X with a nano-SIM slot does give that argument considerable amount of weight.
And yes, Life 🙂 branding does include that cute :), and we are not just making that up!
Source: Life 🙂