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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2013-10-31 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 has a score of 77.6, which is a bit better than Google Nexus 5's global score of 76. The Galaxy Note4 design is newer and just a bit thinner, but noticeably heavier than Google Nexus 5. Google Nexus 5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
Google Nexus 5 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy Note4, although it has a little smaller screen, a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 shoots much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations, a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy Note4 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note4 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a much longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3220mAh battery size.
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