Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Nexus 5 vs Motorola Nexus 6

general General Info
Manufacturer Samsung LG Motorola
Announced October 2011 October 2013 October 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black Black, White Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in) 		137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in) 		159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version		 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version		 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version		 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU No Adreno 330 Adreno 420
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.95 inches 5.96 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 70.86% 74.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2300 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)		 Up to 300 h Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)		 Up to 17 h Up to 24 h

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