Which smartphone is the ideal choice for consumers? We pit Apple's iPhone 5C against Google's Nexus 5 to see which is worth the purchase.

In terms of design and display, Apple's iPhone 5C can render a resolution of 640x1136pixels with its 4-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen. It weighs 132 grams and its dimensions are 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm.

Meanwhile, the Nexus 5’s resolution is at 1080 x 1920pixels and it’s display is a 4.95-inch True HD IPS capacitive touch screen. Nexus 5 weighs abou 130 grams and has the following dimensions of 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm.

For the hardware and OS, the iPhone 5C is equipped with a 1.3GHz dual core swift processor partnered with an Apple A6 chipset. Its internal memory capacity may vary from 16GB to 32GB with no possibility of enhancement. The Apple device runs on the iOS 7 operating system with 1GB of RAM.

Meanwhile, the Nexus 5 is rigged with a 2.3GHz quad core krait 400 processor partnered with a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon chipset. Its Internal memory is the same variants as the iPhone 5C and runs on the Android KitKat with 2GB of RAM.

For battery usage and camera specs, user can talk for 10 hours on 3G with iPhone 6C' s non-removable Li-Po 1510mAh battery, while the Nexus 5 uses a Li-Po 2300mAh battery which last 17 hours of talking time on 3G.

Both smartphones have an 8MP main camera with autofocus and LED flash, howver the Nexus 5 has an extra optical image stabilization. The iPhone 5C’s secondary camera comes with 1.2MP while Nexus 5’s has 1.3MP one.

The iPhone 5C cost around $314.99, while the Nexus 5’s price range is at $390.

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