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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 16.00 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 |
| 9.24 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 5.0 | 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
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 5's 76 general score. These phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has 9.0 Pie version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version, so it provides you some additional features. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) construction is extremely newer and just a little bit thinner than Google Nexus 5's, but it is much heavier.
The Google Nexus 5 has a more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a really smaller screen and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch. Google Nexus 5 features just a bit better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has less CPU cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a lot larger aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a much longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 74% bigger battery capacity.
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