LG Nexus 5X vs Motorola Moto X Comparison and Differences

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LG Nexus 5X

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LG Nexus 5X or Motorola Moto X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Nexus 5X Motorola Moto X
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Release date 2015, September 2013, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm | 5.09 x 5.09 x 2.57 in
Weight 136 g | 4.8 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice Black, White (front panel), 18 color options (back panel)
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 576 h
Talking time - Up to 13 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.7" in
Screen area 74.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.2% 72.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF -10 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm 2 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960DT Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 320
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 178
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1012 719
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2273 1144
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2918 628
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - T-Mobile
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.39 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: XT1052 (Europe); XT1058 (AT&T); XT1053 (T-Mobile); XT1056 (Sprint); XT1060 (Verizon); XT1055 (U.S. Cellular)

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