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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-10-15 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 6 has a score of 81.1, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Google Nexus 6 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it must be noted that it's also noticeably older, noticeably thicker and heavier. The Google Nexus 6 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Google Nexus 6 also counts with an extra GPU.
The Google Nexus 6 has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a little bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. Google Nexus 6 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture and a less megapixels camera in the back, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a greater storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 6, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Google Nexus 6 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity.
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