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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 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 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 5 is a bit better than nubia Z20, getting a global score of 76 against 71.9. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but Google Nexus 5 has 4.4.3 version and nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Although Google Nexus 5 is way older than nubia Z20, it's design is lighter and just a little bit thinner.
Google Nexus 5 features a little bit better display than nubia Z20, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density. Nubia Z20 counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Z20 counts with a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Nubia Z20 counts with a way better battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The nubia Z20 counts with a way better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot larger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
Google Nexus 5 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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