Google LG Nexus 5 32GB vs LG G3 32GB

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Comparing the Google LG Nexus 5 32GB vs LG G3 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G3 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Google LG Nexus 5 32GB runs at 2.26 GHz, making LG G3 32GB the better performer.


Display: LG G3 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 32GB offers 4.95 inches, making LG G3 32GB the larger display of the two. Both Google LG Nexus 5 32GB and LG G3 32GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: LG G3 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 32GB offers 8 MP, making LG G3 32GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: LG G3 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 32GB offers 1.3 MP, making LG G3 32GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: LG G3 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Google LG Nexus 5 32GB offers 2300 mAh, making LG G3 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google LG Nexus 5 32GB and LG G3 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Google LG Nexus 5 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while LG G3 32GB has a rating of 4.

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Google LG Nexus 5 32GB
₹20,410
(Discontinued)
LG G3 32GB
₹7,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
71%

Release Date

31 Oct, 2013
21 Jun, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 801
(upto 2.26 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2.1 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
3000 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A

User Ratings

4.5/5
(4,944 ratings)
4/5
(475 ratings)

Video

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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 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 / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

445 ppi
534 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
76.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

137.84 mm
146.3 mm

Width

69.17 mm
74.6 mm

Thickness

8.59 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

130 grams
149 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes Optical Image Stabilization Plus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
2.1 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 19 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 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 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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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) 5GHz

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 Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

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