The Nexus 5 had recently been launched by Google together with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat. The latest addition of the Nexus smartphones line is
The Nexus 5 had recently been launched by Google together with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat. The latest addition of the Nexus smartphones line is quite an improvement from its predecessor, the Nexus 4.
First of all, the Nexus 5 has a larger display compared to the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 sports a 5 inches display while the Nexus 4 sports a 4.7 inches display. Not just that, the resolution on the Nexus 5 had been improved by a huge leap. The Nexus 4’s screen resolution is 720p while it is 1080p on the Nexus 5. Images projected on the Nexus 5 is a sharper and more vibrant.
Next, the Nexus 5 is powered by the Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, which is clocked at 2.3GHz alongside the Adreno 330 whereas the Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor and Adreno 320 GPU in the Nexus 4. The Nexus 5 has the ability to perform a lot more smoothly and a better gaming device compared to it’s big brother, the Nexus 4.
Another improvement Google made to the latest addition of the Nexus smartphone line is the internal storage capacity. Previously, the Google Nexus 4 is available in 8GB and 16GB internal storage capacity options. With the new Nexus 5, Google had made the 16GB as the minimum for built-in storage capacity option and a model with 32GB internal storage capacity was introduced. However, just like the Nexus 4, the Nexus 5 does not support storage expansion.
The Nexus 5 might not have all the greatest hardware but it is a great improvement of from its predecessors and its hardware allows it to offer a great deal of competition to Samsung Galaxy S4. Will the Nexus 5 be your next smartphone upgrade?
