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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.66 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.6 |
| 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 P30 has a score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5's 76 global score. The Huawei P30 is a much newer and somewhat thinner cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, although it's way heavier. Both phones we are comparing here have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P30 has the older 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
The Huawei P30 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Google Nexus 5 has a better looking screen than Huawei P30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Huawei P30 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei P30 features a very superior battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The Huawei P30 shoots way better photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments, a much bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Huawei P30 costs a little more money than Google Nexus 5, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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