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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 13.00mm 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Motorola edge is much better than the Google Nexus 5, with a global score of 89.6 against 76. The Motorola edge design is way newer, but a lot heavier and just a little thicker than the Google Nexus 5. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola edge has the older 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version.
The Motorola edge counts with just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Google Nexus 5 counts with a brighter screen than Motorola edge, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Motorola edge counts with a very superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way larger sensor taking much better quality photos and videos, a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a way more megapixels camera and a much better video resolution. Motorola edge has a very superior memory for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Motorola edge counts with a much better battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Motorola edge costs a little more money than the Google Nexus 5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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