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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 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 + 25.00 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 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
The Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5's global score of 76. Although Galaxy A40 is a little heavier than the Google Nexus 5, it's a little bit thinner and also incredibly newer. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS, but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Google Nexus 5 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit higher screen pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Google Nexus 5 features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Galaxy A40 has a way better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3100mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a much better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a lot larger aperture to capture better low light photography, a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot more mega pixels camera in the back.
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