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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-09-30 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Black, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 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, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 5 is slightly better than Nokia 7.2, having a score of 76 against 75.9. Google Nexus 5's body is a lot lighter than the Nokia 7.2, although it's a little bit thicker and was released many years before. These phones use Android operating system, but Google Nexus 5 has a more recent 4.4.3 version while Nokia 7.2 has Android 10, offering a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Google Nexus 5 has a better display than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per display inch. The Google Nexus 5 has a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Nokia 7.2, because although the Google Nexus 5 has lesser CPU cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Nokia 7.2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also has a back facing camera with much more MP, a lot larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a much bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
The Nokia 7.2 has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Nokia 7.2 counts with a much better battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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