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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2014-09-29 |
| 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 |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note4 has a general score of 77.6, which is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5's 76 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 construction is newer and a little bit thinner than Google Nexus 5's, although it is also incredibly heavier. The Google Nexus 5 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Google Nexus 5 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a just a bit worse screen density and a quite smaller display. Samsung Galaxy Note4 takes better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality photos.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note4 has a much longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3220mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
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