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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Cyber shade |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.88 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 5 is just a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a global score of 76 against 75.8. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Google Nexus 5 has the older 4.4.3 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. Google Nexus 5 is an a lot older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 3S, but it's noticeably lighter and thinner anyway.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a bit faster processor than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM. The Google Nexus 5 features a more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher pixel count in each inch in the display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. The nubia Red Magic 3S takes much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much larger aperture for better low-light photos and video, a back-facing camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution, a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Google Nexus 5 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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