iPhone 5S vs Nexus 5 Smartphone Comparison Review

The iPhone 5S is the Apple's best ever made smartphone, whereas the Google's Nexus 5 is also a good choice. Well, we are here to compare the devices, though we know the answer, yet lets check the technical views of both the handsets.

iPhone 5S vs Nexus 5: Software reviews

We all know both the phones have totally different OS, all we can say is that Android 4.4 KitKat vs iOS 7 is a conundrum. Both are the latest and updated versions, where Android 4.4 KitKat offers you a great well managed features such as a full mode and a lot improvement in across calling, messaging, audio playback, search and many more and talking about iOS 7, it has handy control center, a better multi-tasking and an overhaul, with its design and feel.

Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S: Display

The Nexus 5 has a bigger screen than that of iPhone 5S display. Nexus 5 has 4.95 inch in comparison to 4 inch iPhone 5S, and all that results in the handy web browsing, watching videos and gaming and that too with Android 4.4 KitKat's new full-screen mode.

If we move to the resolution then the iPhone 5S sticks to the earlier 640x1136 Retina quality display where as Nexus 5 is much higher with Full HD 1080x1920, that means Google's Nexus 5 has a density pixel of 445ppi against the iphone's 326ppi. However, iPhone narrow display works quiet well in the landscape mode as a widescreen.

Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S: Specifications & Performance

Both the smartphones have the best possible hardware. The iPhone 5S has a Apple's A7 chip-set which is the first 64-bit processor to be introduced into smartphone along with it has M7 motion Co-Processor due to which in SunSpider 1.0, the iPhone 5S completed the test in just 417ms and in Greekbench 3 it manages a score of 1.076.

Google and Lg have opted for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip, a 2.3GHz quard-core processor, for Nexus 5 along with the 2GB of RAM. The specs of Nexus 5 introduces to Greekbench 3 score of 2800, and a SunSpider times of 801ms.

Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S: Design & Build-In

The Nexus 5 has a bigger screen than the iPhone 5S. However both are slender and light but the iPhone 5S wins on measurements, where it has 7.6 mm and 112gm which means it thinner and lighter than that of the Nexus 5 which has 8.6 mm and 130 gm.

Iphone is made with aluminium and glass and is more fragile than the Nexus 5. However, the Nexus 5 is a much more robust device, you don't need a case and it comes in white and black, where as the iPhone 5S comes in silver, grey and golden.

Nexus 5 vs iPhone 5S: Cameras & Storage

Both the handsets, Nexus 5 and iPhone 5S have a 8MP rear-facing cameras, however with different features. The iPhone 5S offers a 'True Tone' flash and backside illumination sensor where as Nexus 5 provides optical image stabilization and a HDR+ mode. Both the handsets shoot videos at 1080p. If we look at the front facing cameras than Nexus has a slight edge with the 1080p from its 1.3MP where as iPhone 5S has 1.2MP which is limited to 720p.

Storage is so important for any device, as it stores a lots of music, apps, videos and games. Well, both Nexus 5 and iPhone 5S don't have a microSD card slot for a extra memory card. However, Nexus 5 has both 16GB and 32GB handsets same as iPhone 5S but iPhone 5s also have a larger 64GB model, too.

Our Verdict

As we have said in the beginning, we have our answer and no doubt, the iPhone 5S is the best smartphone Apple has ever made, however the only thing would create difficulty is the price so, if its all about money then Nexus 5 would be the best deal else we'd always choose the iPhone 5S.

Author Bio:

Born in Bristol UK, Christy Root is a professional writer currently based in London and contributor at PrePayMania. Christy began writing for small business in the few years back. It wasn’t long before the two worlds merged and writing about Gadget & technology. You can follow her at Google+.