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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 Li - Ion 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 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5, getting a 79.6 score against 76. Samsung Galaxy A30 is a incredibly newer and thinner cellphone than Google Nexus 5, although it is also way heavier. The Google Nexus 5 features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel density.
Google Nexus 5 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processor. Galaxy A30 has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A30 captures much better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A30 also has a way better resolution camera, a larger back camera sensor and a way bigger aperture for better low-light photography.
Galaxy A30 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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