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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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 | -- |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 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 M30s has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 5's general score of 76. Although the Galaxy M30s is noticeably newer than Google Nexus 5, it's noticeably heavier and a little thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30s has 11 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Google Nexus 5 has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. Galaxy M30s has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M30s and the Google Nexus 5 both have really similar CPUs, because although the Google Nexus 5 has 2 GB less RAM memory and 4 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Galaxy M30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 2300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a greater camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels, a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and video, a much larger sensor capturing much better quality pictures and a way better (4K) video quality.
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