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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.87 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Asus ROG Phone 5 is much better than the Google Nexus 5, having a general score of 84.7 against 76. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier than the Google Nexus 5. The Google Nexus 5 has a little more vivid screen than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ROG Phone 5 features a bit superior processing unit than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a much larger sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and a lot better 7680x4320 video definition.
Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a really longer battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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