Samsung Electronics has become a renowned name in the Android based phone segment.
However, with more smartphones featuring in the market every now and then, choosing a smartphone has become all the more difficult. The release of Google Nexus 5 has complicated things even more. The device comes with the best value for money in the mobile arena.
The Nexus 5 comes equipped with a 5 inches display, an optically stabilized camera and a Snapdragon 800 quad core processor. The smartphone is priced at $350 and has state of the art features running on Android based version 4.4 KitKat OS. In comparison, the Galaxy S4 comes with an OLED display with 1080p, replaceable battery and expandable memory.
Whether the unique KitKat processor of the Nexus 5 will stand up against the popular Android based Galaxy S4 and the company’s brand recognition is another matter? Let us find out the difference between the two in terms of their specs and features.
Design
Take your pick, soft touch or glossy plastic? Roughneck or rounded corners? These would be the main difference between the Nexus 5 and the Galaxy S4 chassis. Both the devices weigh the same at 130 grams along with similar length and width dimensions. However, the Galaxy S4 is a fragment thinner with 7.9mm thickness in comparison to the 8.59mm thickness of the Nexus 5 smartphone. Both these devices sit quite well in the palm.
The Nexus 5,with a rubbery chassis, provides a soft touch feel catering a premium phone feeling in comparison to the glossy polycarbonate chassis of the Galaxy S4. However, the difference in build would come down to your personal preferences. The soft touch feel coating of the Nexus 5 comes with apparent smudges and fingerprints.
Samsung offers replaceable back shells, user replaceable battery and expandable storage with a majority of its products. The S4 has lived up to the tradition. The Nexus has restrictions in these departments as the device encompasses a non-user expandable battery and lack of microSD card slot for expanding memory.
Displays
Both the devices incorporate a 5 inches display with 1080×1920 pixels resolution. However, they are not similar as the Samsung makes use of Super AMOLED tech catering oversaturated and cold colors. There may be weird glitches at times on the display screen.
The Nexus 5 incorporates IPS LCD touchscreen in comparison to the Galaxy S4. The colors are dull and yellowish with worse viewing angles than that of the OLED screen.
Both the screens show similar visibility during outdoor handling. The Nexus 5 has a brighter screen in comparison to the S4 smartphone.
Processor, Memory and Battery
The Nexus 5 is graced with Snapdragon 800 quad core processor running at 2.3GHz. The device should run quicker than the Snapdragon 600 quad core processor of the S4. However, the app and interface performance of the S4 is better than that of the Nexus S5 smartphone. Both smartphones come equipped with 2GB RAM.
In the memory department, the S4 takes a point up than the Nexus 5. The device comes with an expandable memory card slot. Both devices have an internal storage capacity of 16GB or 32GB.
The Samsung phone comes with 2600 mAh battery in comparison to the 2300 mAh battery of the Nexus 5. However, both cater similar survival scores.
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