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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is slightly better than Google Nexus 5's score of 76. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. Galaxy A8 Star's design is way newer and somewhat thinner than the Google Nexus 5's, but it's also noticeably heavier.
The Google Nexus 5 has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A8 Star counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a processor that's very similar to Google Nexus 5's CPU, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A8 Star features a way better battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a much bigger diafragm aperture, a way higher 16 MP resolution back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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