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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.76 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Huawei P40 is better than Google Nexus 5, getting a global score of 86.4 against 76. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has an older 10 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. The Huawei P40 construction is newer and a little thinner than Google Nexus 5's, but it is much heavier.
The Huawei P40 counts with a bit better CPU than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The Google Nexus 5 features a bit sharper display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density.
Huawei P40 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way bigger aperture, a much higher (4K) video quality, a much more MP camera in the back and a much larger back camera sensor. The Huawei P40 features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P40 has a superior battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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