5 ways the Nexus 5 beats the iPhone 5S
New Delhi: Google's Nexus 5 has nearly everything you would expect from a high-end smartphone, except the price. The Nexus 5 is a very well-rounded and feature-packed product - something that gives a solid Android
New Delhi: Google's Nexus 5 has nearly everything you would expect from a high-end smartphone, except the price. The Nexus 5 is a very well-rounded and feature-packed product - something that gives a solid Android phone. A 5-inch display offering 1920x1080 resolution IPS display, with 445 ppi, a Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.26GHz, support for 4G LTE networks, and a powerful Android 4.4 Kit Kat operating system, all makes a good smartphone that a true geek would demand. The premium Android handset is now available for Rs 28,999 for 16 GB model, while the 32GB model would cost Rs 32,999. Since the phone is designed by Google, you get pure Android experience, without clutter or gimmicks that many phone makers add to distinguish their phones from rivals.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5S is the best phone Apple has ever made. It's the top choice for anyone who wants a sleek and smart phone with formidable power and a high-resolution display. The 5s features a brand new A7 chip built on 64-bit architecture, making the iPhone the first smartphone ever to go 64-bit. Apple claims the 5S can deliver 56x faster graphics and 40x faster CPU as compared to the original iPhone. The new iPhone is certainly a must buy for those who want to use the best Apple has to offer – those who want to experience the Apple ecosystem and experience, especially those who own an iPhone 4 and older handsets.
Read on to find out the top five ways in which the Nexus 5 shows up its potential:
Larger display
The Nexus 5 comes with a 5-inch display that's a big larger than the iPhone 5s's 4-inch screen. The Nexus 5 has a 5-inch IPS LCD Gorilla Glass 3 display supporting Full HD 1080×1920 pixels and an astonishing 445ppi.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5S comes with a 4-inch Retina Display (IPS LCD), with 1136×640 resolution at 326ppi. The Nexus 5 is ahead here by a good margin. The difference is important to those users who want a larger displays for movies, games and general power userness.
NFC
For connectivity, the Nexus 5 includes dual-band 802.11ac WiFi, as well as Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (for Google Wallet and Android Beam), SlimPort, DLNA and USB OTG for accessing flash drives and using keyboards. Changes in Android 4.4 KitKat are going to open up the possibilities of using NFC payments through Google Wallet, but it may not go as far as we would hope. Google says “If you have a Nexus 5 device, you can now use Google Wallet to tap and pay in stores with any carrier.” If you are coming from another Nexus device and getting a Nexus 5, functionally nothing has changed in terms of Google Wallet NFC payments. In addition, NFC can also be used to share photos and other files with nearby users.
Faster processor and extra RAM
Equipped with the cutting-edge Snapdragon 800 chipset, the Nexus 5 gives a tough fight to iPhone 5S in the performance department. The Nexus 5 comes with an SoC that boasts a quad-core Krait 400 CPU, clocked at 2.3 GHz, as well as the powerful Adreno 330 GPU.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5s is powered by the A7 chipset, which is the first to adopt a 64-bit architecture. There's also a dual-core Cyclone CPU inside that's ticking at a clock-rate of 1.3 GHz. Although there's significant difference in terms of processing power, it's worth nothing that when doing a cross-platform performance comparison, software optimizations hold equal weight. With that being said, the iPhone 5S is also a powerhouse in terms of speed, delivering great performance in terms of playing heavy games, web browsing and other multi-media stuff.
Not just in the processing speed, the Nexus 5 also offers a healthy 2 gigs of RAM, while the rival 5S comes with only 1 GB of RAM, which also guarantees a smooth experience. A 2 GB of RAM means no significant slow-down related to system memory. Internal storage configurations for the iPhone 5s are 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB, whereas the Nexus 5 comes with 16 GB or 32 GB memory.
Since, these smartphones don't support microSD memory expansion, you need to carefully choose your smartphone variant.
Battery
The Nexus 5 has a non-expandable 2300 mAh battery which the company claims to offer a 17 hours talk time and 300h in stand-by. The iPhone 5S battery is just 1570 mAh which seems to be not enough for the hardcore users. However, Apple claims it to last 10 hours in talk time and 250 in stand-by with 3G on. The Nexus 5 still overcomes the iPhone 5S at this point.
Camera
Both these devices have 8MP cameras with 1080p video recording.
The Nexus 5 boasts optical image stabilisation however, which has proven itself in both the Nokia Lumia 1020 and LG G2 by producing clear shots with sharp details, even in low light conditions.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5S is the best phone Apple has ever made. It's the top choice for anyone who wants a sleek and smart phone with formidable power and a high-resolution display. The 5s features a brand new A7 chip built on 64-bit architecture, making the iPhone the first smartphone ever to go 64-bit. Apple claims the 5S can deliver 56x faster graphics and 40x faster CPU as compared to the original iPhone. The new iPhone is certainly a must buy for those who want to use the best Apple has to offer – those who want to experience the Apple ecosystem and experience, especially those who own an iPhone 4 and older handsets.
Read on to find out the top five ways in which the Nexus 5 shows up its potential:
Larger display
The Nexus 5 comes with a 5-inch display that's a big larger than the iPhone 5s's 4-inch screen. The Nexus 5 has a 5-inch IPS LCD Gorilla Glass 3 display supporting Full HD 1080×1920 pixels and an astonishing 445ppi.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5S comes with a 4-inch Retina Display (IPS LCD), with 1136×640 resolution at 326ppi. The Nexus 5 is ahead here by a good margin. The difference is important to those users who want a larger displays for movies, games and general power userness.
NFC
For connectivity, the Nexus 5 includes dual-band 802.11ac WiFi, as well as Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (for Google Wallet and Android Beam), SlimPort, DLNA and USB OTG for accessing flash drives and using keyboards. Changes in Android 4.4 KitKat are going to open up the possibilities of using NFC payments through Google Wallet, but it may not go as far as we would hope. Google says “If you have a Nexus 5 device, you can now use Google Wallet to tap and pay in stores with any carrier.” If you are coming from another Nexus device and getting a Nexus 5, functionally nothing has changed in terms of Google Wallet NFC payments. In addition, NFC can also be used to share photos and other files with nearby users.
Faster processor and extra RAM
Equipped with the cutting-edge Snapdragon 800 chipset, the Nexus 5 gives a tough fight to iPhone 5S in the performance department. The Nexus 5 comes with an SoC that boasts a quad-core Krait 400 CPU, clocked at 2.3 GHz, as well as the powerful Adreno 330 GPU.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5s is powered by the A7 chipset, which is the first to adopt a 64-bit architecture. There's also a dual-core Cyclone CPU inside that's ticking at a clock-rate of 1.3 GHz. Although there's significant difference in terms of processing power, it's worth nothing that when doing a cross-platform performance comparison, software optimizations hold equal weight. With that being said, the iPhone 5S is also a powerhouse in terms of speed, delivering great performance in terms of playing heavy games, web browsing and other multi-media stuff.
Not just in the processing speed, the Nexus 5 also offers a healthy 2 gigs of RAM, while the rival 5S comes with only 1 GB of RAM, which also guarantees a smooth experience. A 2 GB of RAM means no significant slow-down related to system memory. Internal storage configurations for the iPhone 5s are 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB, whereas the Nexus 5 comes with 16 GB or 32 GB memory.
Since, these smartphones don't support microSD memory expansion, you need to carefully choose your smartphone variant.
Battery
The Nexus 5 has a non-expandable 2300 mAh battery which the company claims to offer a 17 hours talk time and 300h in stand-by. The iPhone 5S battery is just 1570 mAh which seems to be not enough for the hardcore users. However, Apple claims it to last 10 hours in talk time and 250 in stand-by with 3G on. The Nexus 5 still overcomes the iPhone 5S at this point.
Camera
Both these devices have 8MP cameras with 1080p video recording.
The Nexus 5 boasts optical image stabilisation however, which has proven itself in both the Nokia Lumia 1020 and LG G2 by producing clear shots with sharp details, even in low light conditions.