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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh 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
The Samsung Galaxy A70 is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5, with a overall score of 76.9 against 76. The Samsung Galaxy A70 is a much newer and a little thinner cellphone than Google Nexus 5, although it is notably heavier. These phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A70 has the previous 10 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixels density. Google Nexus 5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Google Nexus 5 captures a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a smaller back camera sensor capturing worse quality photos and videos and a lot smaller diafragm aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution. The Galaxy A70 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A70 has a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy A70 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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