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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Motorola One Action is a bit better than Google Nexus 5, getting a 78.5 score against 76. The Motorola One Action body is a lot newer than the Google Nexus 5's, but it is just a little thicker and a lot heavier. Google Nexus 5 features a brighter display than Motorola One Action, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density.
The Google Nexus 5 counts with just a bit better processing power than Motorola One Action, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Motorola One Action features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Motorola One Action has a better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments and a back facing camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution. Motorola One Action has a really longer battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Motorola One Action is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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