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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 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 |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 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
The Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than Google Nexus 5, getting a 76.3 score against 76. Although Huawei nova 3 is way heavier than the Google Nexus 5, it's somewhat thinner and extremely newer. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version, counting with a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
Google Nexus 5 has a much better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit superior processor than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 features a superior camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a camera with a way better 16 MP resolution, a much better (4K) video resolution and a much bigger aperture to take better low-light photography. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 has a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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