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Samsung Galaxy Nexus
16 GBGT-I9250, GT-I9250M, GT-I9250T
| Global Score | |
| 64.3 | 67.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 | Android 10 |
| 2011-10-19 | 2020-07-13 |
| 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches | 5.82 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Gray and White | Silver |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 105.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1520 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 295 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 290 hours standby time 17.7 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Phoenix 5 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with a global score of 67.4 against 64.3. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the LG Phoenix 5 has a newer 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Nexus has Android 4.3, offering lots of additional features and a performance increase. The LG Phoenix 5 construction is extremely newer and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus's, although it's also just a little heavier.
LG Phoenix 5 has a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Nexus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Galaxy Nexus counts with a sharper display than LG Phoenix 5, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
The LG Phoenix 5 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Nexus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the LG Phoenix 5 also has a back-facing camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger diafragm aperture. LG Phoenix 5's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus one, both have the same internal memory.
The LG Phoenix 5 counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, because it has a 71% larger battery size.
LG Phoenix 5 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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