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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 V has a general score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 5's overall score of 76. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 1 V has the previous 13 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. The Xperia 1 V is a noticeably newer and just a little thinner cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, but it's also much heavier.
The Google Nexus 5 features a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a much lower pixels quantity per inch of screen and a way smaller display. Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory.
Google Nexus 5 has a much powerful processor than Xperia 1 V, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 117% larger battery capacity.
The Xperia 1 V captures much better photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way better 48 MP resolution camera, a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photos, a way larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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