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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | 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 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, having a 76 score against 73.4. Although Google Nexus 5 is a lot older and a bit thicker than the Huawei Mate 9, it's construction is still way lighter. Google Nexus 5 has a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB and more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 9 features a bit better processing power than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. Google Nexus 5 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, although it has a way less mega pixels back facing camera, a smaller diafragm aperture, a lot worse (Full HD) video resolution and a tinier sensor which provides a worse image and video quality.
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