Google Pixel 2 vs LG Nexus 5 Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 2 or LG Nexus 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 2 LG Nexus 5
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Release date 2017, October 2013, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.74 in 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm | 5.43 x 5.43 x 2.72 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Plastic body
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Colors Kinda Blue, Just Black, Clearly White Black, White, Red
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 300 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED True HD IPS+
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.95" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 67.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.9% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 445 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
-95% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6'', 1.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
DxOMark Photo 80
DxOMark Video 71

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 330
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 384
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1323
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 570
GeekBench 5 Single Core 359 131
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507 409
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1838 897
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6060 1926
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7175 1988
GeekBench 4 Battery 3012 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No 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
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- Qi wireless charging

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