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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5, with a score of 76.3 against 76. Both devices we are comparing use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version, providing the user a couple additional features and optimized performance. The Huawei nova 3 body is incredibly newer and thinner than the Google Nexus 5's, but it's extremely heavier.
Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Google Nexus 5 features a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei nova 3 features a superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture, a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 3 has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 63 percent greater battery capacity.
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