Comparison Sheet: Google/LG Nexus 5 VS Samsung Galaxy S4

The Nexus 5 is the first phone to launch with Android 4.4 KitKat, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t compare it to the most popular phone on the market from Samsung right now, the Galaxy S4.

The majority of people who pick up a Nexus phone are doing so because they want the vanilla Nexus experience, but some people just don’t care that much and can put up with a skin such as Samsung’s TouchWiz. If you’re out there shopping for a phone right now you are inevitably going to see the Galaxy S4 as well, and you may be drawn to it because of the familiar name and the marketing. How do these two phones stack up to each other based on specs? Lets find out before you make that purchase.

DISPLAY SPECS		4.95-inch, 1920×1080 pixel display (445 ppi)		5-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (441 ppi)
DISPLAY TYPE		Full HD IPS. Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3		Super AMOLED
OPERATING SYSTEM		Android 4.4 (KitKat)		Android 4.2.2 (at launch)
PROCESSOR		Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 2.3GHz		1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor The selection of AP will be differed by markets.
RAM		2GB		2GB
STORAGE		16 GB 32 GB		16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
EXTERNAL STORAGE		No		Yes
MAIN CAMERA (BACK)		8MP rear facing with Optical Image Stabilization		13 megapixels
SECONDARY CAMERA (FRONT)		1.3 megapixels		2 megapixels
NETWORK		2G/3G/4G LTE GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10 WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41		GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSPA+ 42Mbps: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE Cat 3 100/50Mbps: up to 6 different band sets(Dependent on market)
WI-FI		Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac		WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
BLUETOOTH		Bluetooth 4.0 LE		Yes
BATTERY		2,300 mAH		2,600 mAH
NFC		Yes		Yes
SENSORS		Accelerometer Gyroscope Pressure Ambient light Hall Effect		Accelerometer Barometer Geomagnetic Gyroscope Proximity RGB light Temperature & Humidity
GPS		GPS Digital Compass Cellular		GPS GLONASS
HEIGHT		5.43 inches (137.84 mm)		5.38 inches (136.6 mm)
WIDTH		2.64 inches (67.17 mm)		2.75 inches (69.8 mm)
DEPTH		0.34 inches (8.59 mm)		0.31 inch (7.9 mm)
WEIGHT		4.59 oz (130 grams)		4.59 oz (139 grams)
COLORS		Black, White		Black, White

Source: play.google.com; samsung.com;