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Google Nexus 5
16 GBD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Aurora black and Moroccan blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 204.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG V40 ThinQ has an overall score of 81.2, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5's 74.7 overall score. The LG V40 ThinQ design is newer and thinner, but also extremely heavier than Google Nexus 5. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but the LG V40 ThinQ has a more recent 10 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 5.1 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and a performance increase.
The Google Nexus 5 features a little bit better looking display than LG V40 ThinQ, although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a just a little worse screen density and a much smaller screen. The LG V40 ThinQ has a bit more powerful processor than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more cores.
The LG V40 ThinQ has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. LG V40 ThinQ takes much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way higher video definition, a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a lot larger aperture for better photos and videos in low-light situations and a way better 12 mega pixels resolution back camera.
LG V40 ThinQ features a much better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
LG V40 ThinQ not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a great choice.
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