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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| 8.47 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5's 76 overall score. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but Huawei P Smart (2021) has 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. Even though Huawei P Smart (2021) is noticeably newer than the Google Nexus 5, it's incredibly heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Google Nexus 5 features a bit faster processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. Google Nexus 5 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixels density.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) captures much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 117% larger battery size.
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