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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 14.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 G8 Plus is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5, with a score of 77.6 against 76. Moto G8 Plus is a much newer cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, but it is incredibly heavier and a little bit thicker. The Google Nexus 5 has a bit superior CPU than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a way better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. The Moto G8 Plus captures way better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture, a much higher resolution back facing camera, a lot larger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
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