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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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 5.0 |
| 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
Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than Google Nexus 5, having a general score of 80.8 against 76. Even though Huawei nova 5T is noticeably heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's a little thinner and also a lot newer. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has the older 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels density. The Huawei nova 5T has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 5T features a little better processing power than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei nova 5T counts with a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Huawei nova 5T shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot larger aperture to take better low-light photography, a way better video resolution, a back facing camera with lot more MP and a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei nova 5T is also a bit cheaper.
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