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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Red and White |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 30.40mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 6.24 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 5 has a score of 76, which is a little bit better than Huawei P8max's 72.1 general score. The Google Nexus 5 body is way lighter than Huawei P8max, but it's noticeably thicker and was released only 20 months before. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Google Nexus 5 has older 4.4.3 version while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Google Nexus 5 has a much better display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with more pixels per inch of screen. Google Nexus 5 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P8max, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Google Nexus 5 has a bit better camera than Huawei P8max, although it has a lot worse 8 MP resolution back camera, a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images and a worse 1920x1080 video quality. Huawei P8max counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB.
The Huawei P8max features a much longer battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 90% bigger battery size.
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