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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-03-08 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is much better than the Google Nexus 5, having an 88.3 score against 76. Samsung Galaxy S10's body is way newer and just a little thinner than Google Nexus 5's, although it is heavier. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy S10 has 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S10, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, a just a little worse pixels density and a quite smaller display. Galaxy S10 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S10 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy S10 counts with a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 48% bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S10 captures much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S10 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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