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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 4 is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5, with an 81.6 score against 76. These phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note 4 has 5.0 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version, so it provides you lots of additional features and performance tweaks. The Galaxy Note 4 construction is newer and a bit thinner, but also extremely heavier than the Google Nexus 5.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with a bit better processing unit than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 also has a better 500 MHz GPU and 1 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a little more vivid display than Google Nexus 5, because it has a little bigger screen, a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a quite higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Note 4 features a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a bigger aperture, a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a way better (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Note 4 has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Note 4 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3220mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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