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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5's global score of 76. The Galaxy A30s body is newer and somewhat thinner than Google Nexus 5's, although it's also noticeably heavier. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version.
The Google Nexus 5 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Google Nexus 5 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy A30s, because although it has 4 less cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy A30s captures much better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a much larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. Samsung Galaxy A30s features a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A30s has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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