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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.1 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s is much better than Google Nexus 5, getting a global score of 88 against 76. The Galaxy M31s is a extremely newer device than the Google Nexus 5, although it is a bit thicker and heavier. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31s has the older 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit better CPU than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. Google Nexus 5 features a sharper display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 161 percent more battery size.
Galaxy M31s captures much clearer pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way more megapixels camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality, a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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