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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 30.40mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 5 has an overall score of 76, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 global score. Both devices in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Google Nexus 5 has the older 4.4.3 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Google Nexus 5 construction is a lot lighter than Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it's extremely thicker and was released 4 years before.
The Google Nexus 5 has a sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with a little bit greater screen pixel density. Google Nexus 5's processing unit is very similar to the processor in Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although the Google Nexus 5 has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less and slower processing cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Huawei nova 2 Plus has a slightly better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a lot bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos and a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus features a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 45% bigger battery size.
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