Which smartphone is worth the buy? We pit the OnePlus One against the Google Nexus 5 to see which is better.
In terms of design and display, the Nexus 5 has a 4.9 inches True HD IPS+ display which renders 1080x1920 pixels and 445ppi. It has a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 glass for protection, its dimensions are 137.9×69.2×8.6 mm and it weighs 130 grams.
The OnePlus has LTPS LCD display measuring 5.5 inches, that renders 1080x1920 pixels and 401ppi. It also has Corning Gorilla Glass 3, its dimensions are 152.9×75.9×8.9 mm and weighs 162 grams.
For the hardware and OS, the Nexus 5 has a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, an Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16 or 32GB of internal storage. It runs on the Android 4.4 KitKat, but will receive a 4.4.4 KitKat update.
The OnePlus One has a quad core 2.5GHz Krait 400 processor with the new Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset. The GPU is the same, but the RAM capacity is bigger at 3GB. The internal memory is fixed at 16/64 GB and runs on the Android 4.4.2 KitKat, plus it can be upgraded into the v4.4.4 (KitKat) update.
For camera and battery specs, The Nexus 5 has 8MP camera on the back made which has autofocus, LED flash, optical image stabilization, touch focus, geo tagging, face detection etc. and it records videos at 1080p@30fps. For video calls, users can use the 1.3MP camera on the front. The OnePlus One has a rear camera at 13MP with autofocus, dual-LED flash and other useful features such as face detection, HDR, panorama, touch focus and geo tagging. The secondary camera is 5MP
The Google handset has a 2300mAh non removable battery, while the OnePlus device has a non-removable Li-Po 3100mAh battery.
The Nexus 5 16GB variant cost $383, while the 32GB variant costs $480. The OnePlus One 16GB variant costs $300 and the 64GB variant is priced at $349.
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