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ZTE Nubia 5
NX501Samsung Galaxy Nexus
16 GBGT-I9250, GT-I9250M, GT-I9250T
| Global Score | |
| 58.5 | 64.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-12-26 | 2011-10-19 |
| 5.43 x 2.70 x 0.29 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.51 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| 320 GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 290 hours standby time 17.7 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus has a general score of 64.3, which is slightly better than ZTE Nubia 5's global score of 58.5. These phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy Nexus has 4.3 version while ZTE Nubia 5 has Android 4.1.1 version. Despite being the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Nexus construction is older, just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than ZTE Nubia 5.
The ZTE Nubia 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Nexus, because it has a bit bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. ZTE Nubia 5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus and ZTE Nubia 5 feature extremely similar storage for games and applications, they have exactly the same internal storage. ZTE Nubia 5 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity against 1750mAh. Galaxy Nexus's camera is very similar to ZTE Nubia 5's camera, although the Galaxy Nexus has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a way worse resolution back facing camera and a lot tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images and/or video in low light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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