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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a general score of 76.5, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5's general score of 76. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s design is much newer and just a little bit thinner, but way heavier than the Google Nexus 5. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3, so it provides the user a lot of extra features.
Google Nexus 5 features a more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixel count per inch of display. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Google Nexus 5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a bit better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a much larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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