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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto G9 Play is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5, having a 76.7 score against 76. The Moto G9 Play design is noticeably newer, but much heavier and a little bit thicker than the Google Nexus 5. Both phones in this comparison work with Android operating system, but the Moto G9 Play has an older 10 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version.
The Google Nexus 5 features a much better looking display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much higher screen density. Moto G9 Play features a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Google Nexus 5 has just a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Moto G9 Play has a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has a way bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video, a much larger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs, a camera with lot more MP and higher video frame rates.
The Moto G9 Play features a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 117 percent larger battery size.
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