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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-31 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy S10 5G is way better than the Google Nexus 5, with a general score of 93.6 against 76. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S10 5G has older 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. Although the Galaxy S10 5G is notably heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's just a bit thinner and much newer.
The Google Nexus 5 has a little sharper display than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a really smaller screen, a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a just a little less pixels per screen inch. Galaxy S10 5G features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features just a bit better processing power than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy S10 5G has a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The Galaxy S10 5G features a very superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot larger sensor and a lot larger aperture to take better low light images and video.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it an easy decision.
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