Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Google Nexus 5 Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S5

Google Nexus 5

Samsung Galaxy S5 General Specs

Screen Size:
5.1 inches

Release date:
Mar 2014

OS:
Android (4.4.2) TouchWiz UI

Dimensions:
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches (142 x 72.5 x 8.1)

Weight:
5.11 oz (145 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
432 ppi

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 S5 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
16 megapixels

Front camera:
2.1 megapixels

Flash:
LED

Google Nexus 5 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
8MP with Optical Image Stabilization

Front camera:
1.3MP

Flash:
LED

Samsung Galaxy S5 Hardware Specs

Processor:
Quad core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
16 GB

Expandable storage type:
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GB

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 S5 Battery Specs

Capacity:
2800 mAh

Talk time:
21.00 hours

Stand-by time:
16.2 days (390 hours)

Google Nexus 5 Battery Specs

Capacity:
2300 mAh

Talk time:
17.00 hours

Stand-by time:
12.5 days (300 hours)

Samsung Galaxy S5 Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Turn-by-turn navigation

USB:
USB 3.0

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 S5 Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI

Google Nexus 5 Audio Codecs

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

Samsung Galaxy S5 Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, Flash Video, MKV, WebM

Google Nexus 5 Video Codecs

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

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Pedometer
• Compass
• Hall
• Fingerprint ID
• Gesture
• Barometer
• Step detector
• Step counter

Google Nexus 5 Sensors

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