LG Nexus 5 VS Apple iPhone 5s Comparison

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models, CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530

1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 19, 25, 26, 41 - North America, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

2013, October. Released 2013, November

2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20

Discontinued

Discontinued

137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)

123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)

130 g (4.59 oz)

112 g (3.95 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

True HD IPS+

IPS LCD

4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)

4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)

640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Android 4.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)

iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4.6

Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

Apple A7 (28 nm)

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400

Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)

Adreno 330

PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

No

No

16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, eMMC 4.5

16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM

8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF, OIS

8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, AF

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm

1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)

720p@30fps

-

face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes, 16-bit/44.1kHz audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot

4.0, A2DP

4.0, A2DP

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

Yes

No

No

No

microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-The-Go

Lightning, USB 2.0

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Siri natural language commands and dictation

Li-Po 2300 mAh, non-removable

Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh)

Qi wireless charging

-

Up to 300 h (3G)

Up to 250 h (3G)

Up to 17 h (3G)

Up to 10 h (3G)

Black, White, Red

Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold

Nexus 5, D820, D821

A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2

0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    

1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    

0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    

1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    

About 260 EUR

About 330 EUR

Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016Basemark X: 11638

Basemark X: 14341

Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)

Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)

Photo / Video

Photo / Video

Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB

Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB

Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB

Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB

Endurance rating 38h

Endurance rating 54h