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Google Nexus 5
32 GBD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-08-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Just black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4a has a general score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5's global score of 76. Google Pixel 4a is a notably newer and just a little thinner phone than Google Nexus 5, although it's a bit heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 4a has a more recent 11 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 5.1, so it provides you some additional features and optimized performance.
Google Nexus 5 has just a bit better looking display than Google Pixel 4a, although it has a little bit smaller display, a bit lower screen pixels density and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution. Google Pixel 4a features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 96 GB more internal memory.
Google Pixel 4a counts with a processor that's very similar to Google Nexus 5's processor, because although the Google Pixel 4a has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Google Pixel 4a counts with a superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video definition, a much larger diafragm aperture for better low light images, a way more mega-pixels camera and a way bigger sensor.
The Google Pixel 4a counts with a much longer battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 37 percent greater battery size.
The Google Pixel 4a is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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