There are several “specs” for the Nexus 5 that seem suspicious. One claim is that it will use the nano-sim as is used on the iPhone 5. Not much plastic real estate is gained by shaving the micro-sim card down but they could be purchased new or cut down with any of several gadgets available through Amazon.

There were  stories of a super-fast focusing system for the camera, but they will probably only be with the LG G2, its bigger brother.

There were stories of a 13 or even 16 megapixel camera, which, now nobody believes. It will be 8 MP, but include image stabilization, probably.

It seems to be true that it will include “Miracast”, a peer-to-peer network method to replicate the screen on your home TV.

I don’t know if it will be (also) possible to use an adaptor to go to a HDMI connector, but it makes sense with the 1080p screen resolution.

This Nexus will continue to have wireless charging and NFC for tap-and-send file transfer to other other phones with this feature and, I suppose, various cash registers at your local store.

It is rumored to have an OTG micro-usb port for easy access to thumb drives and keyboards and mice. I’m holding my breath for this one….

Did I mention wireless charging? I want to just set it on my end table at night. I don’t want to fumble with micro-usb charging ports when I’m tired going to bed or getting up. I have a need to keep the phone close by, probably you don’t.

There are persistant rumors that the 32MB model will also have a MUCH bigger battery for the additional $100. Doesn’t make sense in terms of case size, but the rumors persist.

The KitKat version (4.4) will run faster and need less RAM. This is a welcome evolution for people still running Gingerbread. It seems to me that phones couldn’t or wouldn’t upgrade. This is a welcome improvement.

My personal favorite rumor is the announcement of a Google smartwatch. Not much word of this, but it makes a lot ot sense with me despite the unpopularity…..There seem to be “hooks” in the code to accomodate proximity and pairing for such devices. The refinements for the Blutooth and wi-fi interest me along with the (new) ability to have the microphone always-on, like the MOTO X. Drives the conspiracy-theory folks nuts, of course.

I’ll let you know in just a couple days at the rumored announcement date…