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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| 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 A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is better than the Google Nexus 5's 76 global score. Although Galaxy A7 (2018) is much heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's thinner and newer. The Galaxy A7 (2018)'s CPU is very similar to Google Nexus 5's processor, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (but slower).
Google Nexus 5 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better screen pixel density. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 43% bigger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a much bigger camera aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations, a way more megapixels camera and a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
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