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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 10.89 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 6.08 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Lite is slightly better than Google Nexus 5, getting a score of 79.5 against 76. Huawei P40 Lite is a notably heavier phone than Google Nexus 5, but both have the same thickness. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but Huawei P40 Lite has an older 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3 version.
Huawei P40 Lite and Google Nexus 5 both have similar processors, because although the Google Nexus 5 has 4 less and slower cores and 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. Google Nexus 5 has a brighter screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P40 Lite takes much clearer photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a lot larger aperture, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot bigger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs.
The Huawei P40 Lite has a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P40 Lite counts with a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has an 83% larger battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 Lite is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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