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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| 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 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL is a bit better than the Google Nexus 5, getting an 80.7 score against 76. Even though Google Pixel 3 XL is extremely heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's a bit thinner and noticeably newer. Google Nexus 5 features a slightly better looking screen than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a lot smaller display, a just a little lower display density and a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features a bit better performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way higher video resolution, a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures, a way higher resolution back facing camera and a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 64 GB internal memory. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 49% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Google Pixel 3 XL is also by far the cheapest one.
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