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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2021-12-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.71 x 3.01 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Aqua Blue, Bright Silver and Indigo Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| 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 SM4350 (8 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit (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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| 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 | 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 Moto G51 5G is a bit better than Google Nexus 5, with a 77.8 score against 76. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Moto G51 5G has an older 11 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. Although the Motorola Moto G51 5G is newer than Google Nexus 5, it is way heavier and just a little bit thicker.
The Google Nexus 5 counts with a brighter screen than Moto G51 5G, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher display pixel density. Moto G51 5G counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Nexus 5 features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G51 5G, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. The Moto G51 5G features a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Moto G51 5G also has a way more mega-pixels back camera, faster video frame rate and a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and video.
Moto G51 5G features a really longer battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 117% bigger battery size.
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