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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 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
The Galaxy A71 has an overall score of 87.5, which is much better than Google Nexus 5's score of 76. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but Galaxy A71 has 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. Galaxy A71 is a incredibly newer and somewhat thinner phone than the Google Nexus 5, although it is way heavier.
The Google Nexus 5 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel count in each screen inch. Galaxy A71 has a superior storage for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A71 and Google Nexus 5 feature very similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy A71 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores (although they are slower). Samsung Galaxy A71 features a way better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A71 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much larger sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures, a much more megapixels camera in the back, a much bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and a much higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A71 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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