The LG G3 is one of the best smartphones that were released in 2014. Although it’s not dust-water resistant, it comes with an improved camera that takes accurate photos. Its price isn’t that high, compared to other Samsung devices, but it’s not very cheap either. The Nexus 5 is less powerful than the G3, but you’ll see that it’s an intelligent device. But which one you should you? Read the following comparison in order to make an impression.
Displays and designs
The LG G3 will impress you with its True HD-IPS + LCD display of 5.5 inches that can support an incredible resolution of 1440×2560 pixels. The Nexus 5 is a decent phone that renders a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels, but its display is smaller, being a 4.95 inch True HD IPS+ capacitive touch screen.
The LG G3 is heavier, weighting 149 grams, and measures: 146.3×74.6×8.9 m. Being smaller (137.9×69.2×8.6 mm), it’s obvious that the Nexus 5 is lighter, weighting 130 grams.
Hardware and operating systems
The LG G3 is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and has a Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 chipset. As for the internal storage, there is only one variant of 16 GB, which is expandable by up to 128 GB.
The Nexus 5, on the other hand, has a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and the chipset is a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800. There are two variants of internal memories: 16 GB and 32 GB, but you can’t expand them.
Both smartphones are Androids and run on the KitKat version, but the LG G3 has 3 GB of RAM, while the Nexus 5 has 1 GB less.
Cameras
The LG G3 comes with an awesome primary camera of 13 MP (with dual-LED flash, phase detection/laser autofocus and optical image stabilization) and a 2.1 MP secondary camera. The Nexus 5 has an 8 MP primary camera (LED flash, autofocus and optical image stabilization) and a 1.3 MP secondary camera.
Batteries
The LG G3 has a Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 3000 mAh. The Nexus 5’s battery lasts less, because it has a capacity of only 2300 mAh.
Prices
The LG G3 16 GB 4G LTE costs on amazon.com 435 dollars. The Nexus 5 16 GB variant costs 310 dollars, while the 32 GB variant has the price of 453 dollars.
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