Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506

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Comparing the Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB runs at 2.26 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 4.95 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Google LG Nexus 5 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google LG Nexus 5 16GB and Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Google LG Nexus 5 16GB
₹29,990
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
66%

Release Date

30 Oct, 2013
17 Aug, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 800
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
(upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2600 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

445 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
72.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

137.84 mm
136.6 mm

Width

69.17 mm
69.8 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

130 grams
130 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

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