LG Nexus 5 vs HTC One X Comparison and Differences

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LG Nexus 5

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HTC One X

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LG Nexus 5 or HTC One X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Nexus 5 HTC One X
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Release date 2013, October 2012, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm | 5.43 x 5.43 x 2.72 in 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm | 5.29 x 5.29 x 2.75 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Red Gray, White
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1800 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 True HD IPS+ Super IPS LCD2
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.95" in 4.7" in
Screen area 67.5 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.8% 64.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 445 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, OIS, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@24fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6'', 1.9µm 1.3 MP
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Nvidia Tegra 3
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz
GPU Adreno 330 ULP GeForce
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB (26 GB user available), 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 131
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 409
GeekBench 4 Single Core 897 423
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1926 981
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1988 622
GeekBench 4 Battery 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
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)    
SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Beats Audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
Versions
- Also known as HTC One XT for China

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