Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at 1.9 GHz, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a screen size of 5.1 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 4.95 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Google LG Nexus 5 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB and Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB
₹21,999
(Discontinued)
Google LG Nexus 5 16GB
₹29,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
69%

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
30 Oct, 2013

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Snapdragon 800
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
2300 mAh
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 30, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

432 ppi
445 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
70.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142 mm
137.84 mm

Width

72.5 mm
69.17 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

145 grams
130 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
N/A

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

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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