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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Prism cube black |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 5G is much better than Google Nexus 5, getting a general score of 90.8 against 76. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy A51 5G has the older 11 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. Galaxy A51 5G is a way heavier cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, but both are equally thin.
Google Nexus 5 features a much better display than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Google Nexus 5 and the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G feature incredibly similar processors, because although the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much bigger memory capacity for 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. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much larger sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in low light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a very superior battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy A51 5G is also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it an easy decision.
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