Google Nexus 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III Comparison

Google Nexus 5

Samsung Galaxy S III

Google Nexus 5 General Specs

Screen Size:
5.0 inches

Release date:
Oct 2013

OS:
Android™ 4.4, KitKat®

Dimensions:
69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mm

Weight:
4.59 ounces (130g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
1920x1080

Pixels per inch (PPI):
445 ppi

Samsung Galaxy S III General Specs

Screen Size:
4.8 inches

Release date:
May 2012

OS:
Android (4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4) TouchWiz UX UI

Dimensions:
5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches (136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm)

Weight:
4.69 oz (133 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
720 x 1280 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
306 ppi

Google Nexus 5 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
8MP with Optical Image Stabilization

Front camera:
1.3MP

Flash:
LED

Samsung Galaxy S III Camera Specs

Rear camera:
8 megapixels

Front camera:
1.9 megapixels

Flash:
LED

Google Nexus 5 Hardware Specs

Processor:
Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 2.26GHz processor

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
16 GB

Expandable storage type:
-

Samsung Galaxy S III Hardware Specs

Processor:
Quad core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9

RAM:
1024 MB RAM

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

Google Nexus 5 Battery Specs

Capacity:
2300 mAh

Talk time:
17.00 hours

Stand-by time:
12.5 days (300 hours)

Samsung Galaxy S III Battery Specs

Capacity:
2100 mAh

Talk time:
22.50 hours

Stand-by time:
34.6 days (830 hours)

Google Nexus 5 Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Turn-by-turn navigation

USB:
USB 2.0

Samsung Galaxy S III Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation, Points of interest (POI)

USB:
USB 2.0

Google Nexus 5 Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV

Samsung Galaxy S III Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, AMR, OGG

Google Nexus 5 Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV

Samsung Galaxy S III Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV

Google Nexus 5 Sensors

• Gyroscope
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• Proximity/Ambient Light
• Pressure
• Hall

Samsung Galaxy S III Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• Barometer