Motorola Moto X 16GB vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB

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Comparing the Motorola Moto X 16GB vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB 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 Motorola Moto X 16GB runs at 1.7 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 Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto X 16GB features a AMOLED display compared to Google LG Nexus 5 16GB's IPS LCD, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 10 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for front camera photography.


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


Storage: Both Motorola Moto X 16GB and Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto X 16GB and Google LG Nexus 5 16GB both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Motorola Moto X 16GB
₹15,622
(Out of Stock)
Google LG Nexus 5 16GB
₹29,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
69%

Release Date

19 Mar, 2014
30 Oct, 2013

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S4 Pro
Snapdragon 800
(upto 1.7 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
10 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

N/A
2200 mAh
2300 mAh
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

User Ratings

4.4/5
(12,624 ratings)
4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

16,000
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2014
(Official)
Oct 30, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait 300
Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

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

16,000
N/A

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

312 ppi
445 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.08 %
70.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

129.3 mm
137.84 mm

Width

65.3 mm
69.17 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

130 grams
130 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4032 x 2480 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

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