Which of these smartphones is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Nexus 5 against the Samsung Galaxy S5 to see which is better.
In terms of design and display, the Samsung Galaxy S5’s has a Super AMOLED display, measuring 5.1 inches and Full HD 1,920×1,080pixels and a pixel density of 432ppi.
Meanwhile, the Nexus 5 has the same resolution as it competitor with a 4.95 inches IPS+ LCD display/ However, the it has a higher pixel density of 445ppi, due to the fact that it has a smaller display.
For the hardware and OS, the Nexus 5 has a Quad-core 2.3GHz Krait 400 CPU (on the Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset and operates fast enough thanks to its TouchWiz. The Nexus model runs on the Android 4.4 (KitKat) version upgradable to the 4.4.4 (KitKat) version.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with a more powerful processor, a Quad-core 2.5GHz Krait 400 (on the Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset). Then Samsung smartphone runs on the Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) OS.
For battery usage and camera specs, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a Li-Ion 2800mAh battery, while the Nexus 5’s battery is non-removable and it’s Li-Po 2300mAh, which means that it runs out of juice faster.
The Samsung unit sports an awesome 16MP rear camera with lots of features which help users get the most colorful and bright images and the front camera is at 2MP.
The Nexus 5 on the other hand has a camera of 8MP and a 1.3MP secondary camera.
In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has the S Health app and the heart rate monitor, the finger scanner, the Download Booster and the Ultra Power Saving Mode. Plus, there’s a “My Magazine” feature on the home screen which filers news stories + social updates. The Nexus 5 comes with a Google Now home screen.
The Nexus 5 16GB variant cost around $393 on amazon.com, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 costs $600.
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