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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 S7 has a general score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5's score of 76. The Galaxy S7 body is incredibly newer and just a little thinner, but heavier than the Google Nexus 5. Samsung Galaxy S7 features just a bit better screen than Google Nexus 5, because it has a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a better screen pixels density and a little bit bigger screen.
Google Nexus 5 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with an extra GPU. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S7 features superior battery duration than Google Nexus 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S7 captures much better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a way higher resolution back-facing camera, a way larger back camera sensor and a way bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is also by far the cheapest.
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