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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-04-19 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Blue and Gray |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS 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 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G6 Plus is a bit better than Google Nexus 5, having a 77.5 score against 76. The Moto G6 Plus is a a lot newer and just a little thinner phone than Google Nexus 5, although it is also incredibly heavier. The Google Nexus 5 counts with a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher screen pixel density.
Moto G6 Plus has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Moto G6 Plus counts with a CPU that is just as good as the CPU in Google Nexus 5, because although the Moto G6 Plus has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Moto G6 Plus features a way better battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity. The Moto G6 Plus features a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much better (4K) video quality, a back facing camera with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution, a larger sensor and a way bigger aperture to capture better low light photos.
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