Compare phones
Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Huawei P20 has a global score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5's 76 score. Although Huawei P20 is much heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's thinner and also a lot newer. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P20 has 9.0 Pie version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version, so it gives lots of additional features and better performance.
Google Nexus 5 has a more vivid screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater display pixels density. The Huawei P20 has a processing unit that's very similar to Google Nexus 5's processing unit, because although the Huawei P20 has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and faster).
The Huawei P20 has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 shoots much better photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way higher 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way higher video quality and a much larger camera aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Huawei P20 features a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 48 percent larger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Huawei P20 is also a lot cheaper.
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