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Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR | 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 Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Google Nexus 5, with an 81.7 score against 76. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a way newer and a bit thinner cellphone than the Google Nexus 5, although it's somewhat heavier. The Google Nexus 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a bit smaller display and a quite worse screen density.
Google Nexus 5 counts with a processing unit that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy S8's processing unit, because although the Google Nexus 5 has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy S8 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy S8 has a better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality, a lot larger camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a way more megapixels back camera and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with superior battery performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2300mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 is also by far the cheapest one.
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