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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M20 has a global score of 78.9, which is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5's 76 overall score. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M20 has the previous 10 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3. The Galaxy M20 body is incredibly newer, but much heavier and just a little thicker than the Google Nexus 5.
The Google Nexus 5 features a sharper display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density. Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Google Nexus 5 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a much better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Galaxy M20 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M20 also has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video and a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
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