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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 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 | |
| 25.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 | 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 A50 is much better than Google Nexus 5, with a score of 83.8 against 76. The Galaxy A50 body is notably newer and somewhat thinner than the Google Nexus 5's, although it's way heavier. Google Nexus 5 has a processing unit that is just as good as the CPU in Samsung Galaxy A50, because although the Google Nexus 5 has lesser RAM and 4 less and slower cores, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Google Nexus 5 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit better count of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A50 features much more storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also has a much larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger sensor taking better quality pictures and videos.
Galaxy A50 has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 74 percent bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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