The LG nexus 5 came out in October last year and it exposed its competitors' unjustified price tag. The device came out with a super cheap bounty but was able to outpace the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Now that Samsung has released the Galaxy S5, does the Nexus 5 still have what it takes to repeat its achievements from last year?

In terms of price, the Galaxy S5's $583 price tag is about twice more than the Nexus 5. Paying that figure will give consumers a device that has a 5.1" display which produces 432ppi. This is powered by the latest Snapdragon 801 processor with 2GB RAM and Adreno 330 GPU.

The Nexus 5 is not far behind. The smartphone has a 4.95" display that offers 445ppi and it is powered by the Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB RAM and Adreno 330GPU.

Then again, the Nexus 5 fell short on so many levels as Samsung equipped the S5 with tons of features, namely the heart rate monitor and fingerprint scanner. On top of that, the fact that the S5 is both water and dust proof nailed the coffin for the Nexus 5.

With that in mind, we do recommend getting the newer Galaxy S5 but if you're looking a cheap and powerful escape, do not think twice when getting the Nexus 5.