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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Surfing blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| 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 | 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 Moto G 5G Plus is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5, having an 82.6 score against 76. Even though Moto G 5G Plus is noticeably newer than Google Nexus 5, it's notably heavier and just a little thicker. The Google Nexus 5 counts with a much better display than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite higher pixel number per inch in the screen.
The Moto G 5G Plus features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Moto G 5G Plus and Google Nexus 5 have extremely similar processing units, because although the Moto G 5G Plus has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G 5G Plus captures way better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in low light environments.
Moto G 5G Plus counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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