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LG G4 vs LG Nexus 5

    3.0 in
    5.86 in
    LG G4 Mobile Phone
    LG G4
      2.72 in
      5.43 in
      LG Nexus 5 Mobile Phone
      LG Nexus 5
      Editiorial reviews
      20
      3.9 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		12 %
      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      20
      4.2 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		70 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      43
      4.0 out of 5
      43 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		27 %
      3 stars
      		32 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      37
      4.2 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		54 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0
      CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores6-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 330
      RAM memory3 GB2 GB

      Display

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Screen size5.5 in4.95 in
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
      Technology
      • IPS Quantum
      • IPS TFT
      		IPS LCD
      Pixel density538.0 ppi445.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.4 f
      Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Burst Modeyesyes
      Digital zoomyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Optical image stabilizationyesyes
      Panoramayesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.3 Mpx

      Storage

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Internal storage32 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		No memory slot

      Dimensions

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Height5.86 in5.43 in
      Width3.0 in2.72 in
      Depth0.39 in0.34 in
      Weight5.47 oz4.59 oz

      Sensors

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.0
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connection
      • HDMI
      • USB
      • Wireless
      • HDMI
      • Wireless
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB

      Cellular

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      CDMA frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes
      LTE frequencies
      • 700 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      LG G4LG G4
      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
      Standby time375.0 h300.0 h
      Talk time20.0 h17.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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