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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2021-06-14 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.67 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Cosmic Emerald |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 48.00 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 | 10.34 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has an overall score of 82.1, which is a bit better than the Google Nexus 5's general score of 76. Both devices in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has older 11 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. Although Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is notably newer than the Google Nexus 5, it is noticeably heavier and a bit thicker.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a sharper screen than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features much more storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Google Nexus 5 features a little faster CPU than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) counts with a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also has a lot larger aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) counts with a superior battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is also by far the cheapest.
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