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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia XA2 Plus is slightly better than Google Nexus 5, having a general score of 78.6 against 76. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Xperia XA2 Plus has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. Although the Xperia XA2 Plus is newer than the Google Nexus 5, it is somewhat thicker and much heavier.
Google Nexus 5 has a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a CPU that is just as good as the Google Nexus 5 one, because although the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores (although slower).
The Xperia XA2 Plus takes much clearer photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Xperia XA2 Plus has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 56 percent larger battery capacity.
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