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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 4.4.3 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Google Nexus 5, getting a general score of 88.7 against 76. IPhone 12 is a extremely newer and somewhat thinner device than Google Nexus 5, although it's incredibly heavier. IPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS, and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 OS. The iPhone 12 features a slightly better looking screen than Google Nexus 5, because it has a larger display, a quite greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display and a better 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution.
IPhone 12 counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal storage. IPhone 12 has a quite superior hardware performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit, more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Apple iPhone 12 features a superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. IPhone 12 features greater battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has 2815mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
IPhone 12 is a lot more expensive than the Google Nexus 5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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