Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 5 vs ZTE Nubia Z5S vs ZTE Grand S II S291

general General Info

Manufacturer LG ZTE ZTE
Announced October 2013 November 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - December 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
137.7 x 68.8 x 7.6 mm
(5.42 x 2.71 x 0.3 in)
157 x 77 x 9.1 mm
(6.18 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE (market dependent) LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IGZO capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.86% 72.61% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash optical image stabil LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p, 1080p, 720p@120 fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -