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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is much better than the Google Nexus 5, getting an 85 score against 76. These phones work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version. The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a incredibly newer and just a little thinner phone than Google Nexus 5, but it's also much heavier.
The Google Nexus 5 has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Google Nexus 5 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy M40 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The Galaxy M40 has a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a way larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in poorly lited situations, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a much higher 32 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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