Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 4s 8GB

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Comparing the Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 4s 8GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.26 GHz, while Apple iPhone 4s 8GB runs at 1.0 GHz, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers a screen size of 4.95 inches, while Apple iPhone 4s 8GB offers 3.5 inches, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the larger display of the two. Both Google LG Nexus 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 4s 8GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Google LG Nexus 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 4s 8GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Apple iPhone 4s 8GB offers 0.3 MP, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4s 8GB offers 1430 mAh, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 4s 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 16 GB, making Apple iPhone 4s 8GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Apple iPhone 4s 8GB has a rating of 4.1.

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₹12,999
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Summary

Release Date

30 Oct, 2013
24 Nov, 2011
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Apple A5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
256 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)
4.1/5
(13,609 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
iOS v5
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Poor
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Apple A5 APL0498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
PowerVR SGX 543MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
DDR2
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

445 ppi
330 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
54.03 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

137.84 mm
115.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

69.17 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
9.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

130 grams
140 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.435 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Poor
Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2300 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 8 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 8 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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