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LG Nexus 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

    2.72 in
    5.43 in
    LG Nexus 5 Mobile Phone
    LG Nexus 5
      2.74 in
      5.61 in
      Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S7
      Available colors
      Editiorial 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
      25
      4.5 out of 5
      16 user ratings
      5 stars
      		68 %
      4 stars
      		31 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      37
      4.2 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		54 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      42
      4.1 out of 5
      42 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU coresQuad-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AASamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12
      RAM memory2 GB4 GB

      Display

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Screen size4.95 in5.1 in
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
      TechnologyIPS LCD
      • Quad HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density445.0 ppi576.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture2.4 f1.7 f
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Burst Modeyesyes
      Digital zoomyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Optical image stabilizationyesyes
      Panoramayesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Primary resolution1.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Gold
      • Pink
      • Pink/gold
      • Platinum gold
      • Silver
      • Titanium
      • White
      • White pearl

      Dimensions

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Height5.43 in5.61 in
      Width2.72 in2.74 in
      Depth0.34 in0.31 in
      Weight4.59 oz5.36 oz

      Sensors

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Dual sim supportnoyes
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.04.2
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connection
      • HDMI
      • Wireless
      		USB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB

      Cellular

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmissionHSPA+
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation systemGPS
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes
      LTE frequencies
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 700 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2500 MHz
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      LG Nexus 5LG Nexus 5
      Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
      Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
      Battery capacity2300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Standby time300.0 h288.0 h
      Talk time17.0 h27.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes

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