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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 - Polymer 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
Galaxy A51 has a global score of 85.5, which is better than the Google Nexus 5's score of 76. Both devices in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A51 has the older 11 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. Although Galaxy A51 is way heavier than Google Nexus 5, it's a bit thinner and also extremely newer.
The Google Nexus 5's CPU is just as good as the Galaxy A51 one, because although the Google Nexus 5 has 2 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Google Nexus 5 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
The Galaxy A51 features a greater camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a lot larger sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos in low light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A51 features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A51 features a superior battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 74% bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A51 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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