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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 12.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is slightly better than Google Nexus 5's overall score of 76. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30s has older 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. Samsung Galaxy M30s is a a lot newer cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, but it is a lot heavier and just a bit thicker.
Samsung Galaxy M30s and Google Nexus 5 feature incredibly similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30s has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Google Nexus 5 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s takes way better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much better 48 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a lot larger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a way better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 161% larger battery size.
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