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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2013-10-31 | 2018-08-29 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 480.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2246 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 30.40mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has an overall score of 85.5, which is better than the Google Nexus 5's global score of 76. Even though Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is noticeably newer than the Google Nexus 5, it's noticeably heavier and a little thicker. Google Nexus 5 has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixels number per display inch.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a bit superior processor than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a very superior battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 74% more battery capacity. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a lot better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels, a way better (4K) video quality, a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures in poorly lited environments and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality photos and videos.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is also cheaper than the Google Nexus 5.
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