Comparison of LG Nexus 5 D821 16Gb and Samsung Galaxy S4 i9502 smartphones based on their characteristics

LG Nexus 5 D821 16Gb

Samsung Galaxy S4 i9502

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

LG

Samsung

Phone model

Nexus 5 D821 16Gb

Galaxy S4 i9502

Year of release

2013

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

138 mm

137 mm

Body width

69 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

8.6 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

130 g

132 g

Volume

82.07 cm³

75.32 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• White
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800

• Exynos 5 Octa 5410

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

1600 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• PowerVR SGX 544MP3

GPU clock speed

480 MHz

Number of GPU cores

3

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

2600

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

17 h

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

370 h

Duration of listening to music

62 h

Video watching duration

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.95 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

445 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

True HD IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• DC-HSDPA
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0 + EDR

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• PBA
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• HID
• PAN
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Outside temperature sensor

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Google Talk
• YouTube
• Google+

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.58 W/kg