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Here, however, will be strong rivals S5 Galaxy and Nexus 5 . Two aspects of the same operating system: TouchWiz UI on the one hand and on the other Android stock; customizing Samsung against the naturalness and simplicity of version Google Experience.

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‘s start with the basics: the ‘ hardware . Here is a table comparing the two smartphones:

DIMENSIONS – With regard to the size of the two terminals can enact substantive equality. Galaxy S5, thanks to a screen slightly larger, is taller and wider than the Nexus 5, but also more subtle than half a millimeter. Whereas the height and width are different, respectively, of 4.1 and 3.3 mm, the two design require substantially the same space. Equal .

DISPLAY – Again, maybe even more prominently on the size, we are facing a clear parity. Both displays have a resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1080) and a similar diagonal (5.1-inch and 4.95-inch S5 Nexus 5), which is why even the densities are very similar: 432 ppi versus 445 ppi . To make a difference, if anything, is the technology used for the screen. Samsung, as usual, he preferred to exploit a Super AMOLED where, instead, chose an LG IPS as its top of the range owners. Samsung is one of the few remaining producers to support dell’AMOLED, who on his side sharp contrasts and deep blacks . The lack of a backlight nell’AMOLED, where the pixels have their own light, door advantage in the IPS during use in open environments . IPS technology also provides more natural colors where instead of those dell’AMOLED are oversaturated to limit dell’artificioso. depends on the tastes of the user.

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OPERATING SYSTEM – The version of Android is the same: 4.4.2 KitKat . The choice, therefore, falls on the interface, the choice of a version of “nature” or another custom from the manufacturer. In this case, we are talking about Samsung’s TouchWiz, which in its latest edition introduces the screen where My Magazine, with a style halfway between Flipboard, BlinkFeed and Windows Phone, you can find the latest news from your social networks and more online publications, flitrando topics and interests. As well as the new Google launcher, visible after a swype to the right, the screen is non-invasive My Magazine and is easily usable. On the surface, in addition, Samsung has included a number of secondary app, which, however, have the defect, as we shall see later, to fill 3.6 GB of space. In short, even in this case it is difficult to determine a winner and a loser. Samsung guarantees from the outset a set of utilities for messaging (ChatON, for example) and other functions such as the heartbeat detector, but Google services present in it, and of course also on Nexus 5, covering a wide range of needs, such as social networks (Google+), navigation (Google Maps), cloud (Google Drive), record (Keep) and voice and video chat (Hangout). The choice user .

PROCESSOR – Speaking of SoC chosen, however, one can not be sure: Samsung Wins. In the Galaxy S5, in fact, is the improved version of the integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chosen by LG and Google for the Nexus 5, the Snapdragon 801 . Also quad-core processor, the difference between the two editions is the frequency of the Krait CPU 400, quad-core processor, the latest version that reaches 2.5 GHz and 5 on the Nexus does not exceed 2.3 GHz No difference However, with regard to the graphics card, which remains an Adreno 330 to 450 MHz Vince Samsung Galaxy S5 .

RAM – Needless to dwell. Both smartphones have 2 GB of RAM.

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INTERNAL MEMORY – Here we get into a thorny issue. The most positive part of having a version of “stock” Android, which is the one on the Nexus 5 is the absence of ancillary functions and features that they can take away and free space available to the user. Both phones are marketed in two versions: 16 and 32 GB. According to reports from SamMobile, the 16GB variant of the Galaxy S5 will only have 7.8 GB available to the user. The minimum amount of space required to run the system is of 5.28 GB, with external files that take up more 2.33 GB. A very similar situation compared to that recorded in S4 of 16 GB which had only 8.8 GB available to users. U n Nexus 5 16 GB, instead, makes available to the user a space of about 12.1 GB. Another fact that confirms that TouchWiz by Samsung, and other utilities are other 3.6 GB of storage space. It should be emphasized, however, that the Galaxy S5 allows expand the internal memory via microSD up to 128 GB Nexus 5, however, is not equipped with this option. Although, in short, a Galaxy S5 offers you 4.3 GB less than the Nexus 5, the possibility of using the microSD, now at bargain prices in versions with 4, 8 or 16 GB, brings the needle to tip the balance in favor of the producer of Seoul .

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CAMERA – The Google Nexus line has never been famous for its quality cameras. Nevertheless, Big G has made every effort to comply with certain standards: the sensor rear camera is 8 megapixels and is equipped with optical image stabilizer, especially important for video recording and LED flash. Samsung has made a (big) step further: the rear camera sensor has a resolution of 16 megapixels and can record video in both 4K (30 FPS) or 60 FPS (1080p), and also, the software interface offers wide range of possibilities, such as pre-set modes (HDR, Panorama, Sport, Night, etc..) and more than 30 filters for changing the image. This generation also introduces the ability to customize the ISO, sensitivity to light, from a value of 100 to 800. The winner is clear: Samsung Galaxy S5 .

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BATTERY – Perhaps it is still too early to make a comparison on the battery. Regarding the Nexus 5, in fact, we have actual evidence. Our proof, in fact, to confirm a instrinseco fault line: the 2,300 mAh battery “has a range of medium / low level.” On paper, in the light of an almost identical hardware, the 2,800 mAh built on the Galaxy S5 should allow a better everyday life. Official estimates indicate manufacturer’s 390 hours of standby and 21 hours talk time; those officers I speak to 300 hours of standby and 17 hours talk time, but in this case you specify the connection active LTE and Wi-Fi turned off. be evaluated later .

PRICE – And here the element most painful for those who are confronted with the Nexus 5. For the specified policy and business strategy of Google, the Nexus range of smartphones is sold at modest prices: the 16 GB version costs € 349 while the 32 GB rises to 399 Euros. Prices have remained unchanged since its launch last October. The official cost of the Galaxy S5 has not yet been announced. Some newspapers are betting on a lower price than in the past, according to insiders because Samsung has been pushed by some major mobile operators. Nevertheless, it is extremely unlikely that the Korean top of the range should be marketed at 399 €, which is why we declare the winner Nexus 5 with deep security.

WHO WINS, WHO LOSES? – observe the results so far: we scored the Galaxy S5 as a clear winner in three areas: internal memory, processor and camera. Considering that we have not wanted to say too much about the performance of the battery, waiting for the field tests, and about the size, RAM and screen the two devices are balanced, the Nexus 5 it can boast only of the price. Samsung Galaxy S5, in short, a proposal on paper is better than that of LG and Google : the multimedia sector is much higher, in the light of a higher resolution sensor and a software designed for lovers of digital photography, it has a microSD slot to make up for any lack of space for the end user and provides a SoC better than the Nexus 5. The battery, waiting for official confirmation, it could also be an advantage to the Galaxy S5 through increased capacity (2,800 versus 2,300 mAh).

We would not like repeating ourselves, but we must emphasize: one can not ignore the needs and tastes of the individual . Moreover, the price of the Nexus 5, 349 euro in lower case, is an extremely important deterrent that should not and can not be overshadowed, as it may fundamentally change the appearance of this comparison in his favor.