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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 Google Nexus 5 has a general score of 76, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 general score. Google Nexus 5 is a noticeably older and just a little thicker device than the Huawei Mate 20 X, but Google managed to make it extremely lighter anyway. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Google Nexus 5 has an older 4.4.3 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei Mate 20 X has a little better performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM. The Google Nexus 5 features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per display inch.
Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 20 X has a superior battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 117% bigger battery size. The Google Nexus 5 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a lot smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and videos in low light situations and a lot smaller sensor capturing less light and dull colors, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
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