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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 480.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
Xiaomi Mi 6 has a general score of 76.5, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5's score of 76. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 6 is extremely heavier than the Google Nexus 5, it's thinner and also way newer. The Google Nexus 5 has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features just a little better processing power than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 6 captures much clearer photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a camera with way more mega-pixels, a much better (4K) video quality, a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot larger aperture.
Xiaomi Mi 6 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a much longer battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3350mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper.
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