HTC Desire 650 vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB

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Comparing the HTC Desire 650 vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 HTC Desire 650 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 650 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 4.95 inches, making HTC Desire 650 the larger display of the two. Google LG Nexus 5 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 650's TFT, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 650 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 650 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 650 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 650 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while HTC Desire 650 offers 2200 mAh, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 650 and Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Dec, 2016
30 Oct, 2013
08 Oct, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 800
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
1.3 MP
16 MP

Battery

2200 mAh
2300 mAh
8000 mAh
N/A
N/A
45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Detailed, colourful display
  • Excellent battery endurance
  • Good looks, strong IP ratings
  • Android 17 out of the box

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Camera results may appear flat
  • OS update longevity on lower end

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
951,668
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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
951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
26.0 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
853
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Pixel Density

294 ppi
445 ppi
450 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.02 %
70.68 %
90.5 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

146.9 mm
137.84 mm
162.56 mm

Width

70.9 mm
69.17 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

140 grams
130 grams
207 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
2300 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G)
Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse 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
18h 49m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38)
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) / 800(band 20)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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