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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 5 is just a bit better than Honor 9X Pro, with a general score of 76 against 71.9. These phones include Android operating system, but Google Nexus 5 has the newer 4.4.3 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version. Despite of the fact that the Google Nexus 5 is older than the Honor 9X Pro, it's design is much lighter and a little bit thinner.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a CPU that's very similar to the Honor 9X Pro one, because although the Google Nexus 5 has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Google Nexus 5 counts with a more vivid screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Honor 9X Pro shoots way better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Honor 9X Pro also has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited situations, a much larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and higher video frame rates.
Honor 9X Pro counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 224 GB more internal storage capacity. The Honor 9X Pro has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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