Comparison of Google Nexus smartphones explained

The following is a comparative list of smartphones belonging to the Google Nexus line of devices, using the Android operating system.

Model	Nexus One	Nexus S	Galaxy Nexus	Nexus 4	Nexus 5	Nexus 6	Nexus 5X	Nexus 6P
	Status	Discontinued, unsupported
	Manufacturer	HTC	Samsung		LG		Motorola Mobility	LG	Huawei
	Model Codename	Passion	Crespo / crespo4g	Maguro/Toro/Toroplus	Mako	Hammerhead	Shamu	Bullhead	Angler
	ROM Codename	passion / passion_vf	soju / sojua / sojuk /sojus	yakju / takju / mysid /micacea	occam	Hammerhead	Shamu	Bullhead	Angler
	Released	January 2010	December 2010	October 2011	October 2012	October 2013	October 2014	October 2015
	Discontinued	^[1]	(Sprint)^[2] (Mobilicity)^[3]	(Google Play Store)^[4]	(Google Play Store)^[5] ^[6]	^[7]
	Image
	Android version	2.1 Eclair	2.3 Gingerbread	4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	4.2 Jelly Bean	4.4 KitKat	5.0 Lollipop	6.0 Marshmallow
	Upgradable to	2.3.6 Gingerbread	4.1.2 Jelly Bean	4.3 Jelly Bean	5.1.1 Lollipop	6.0.1 Marshmallow	7.1.1 Nougat	8.1 Oreo^[8]
	Last updated	September 2011	October 2012	July 2013	April 2015	October 2015	January 2017^[9]	December 2017
	Cellular frequencies	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz or 900/1700/2100 MHz	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 900/1700/2100 MHz or 850/1900/2100 MHz CDMA2000 (4G version)	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz LTE 1900 MHz (LTE-only version)	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz LTE 1700 MHz hardware (disabled in software)	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz LTE (US) bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/41 CA DL bands: B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/10/12/13/17/25/26/29/41 CA DL bands: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B7, B4-12, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 2/3/4/5/7/10/12/13/17/25/26/29/30/41 CA DL bands: B2-B2, B2-B4, B2-B5, B2-B12, B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-B29, B4-B4, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29, B41-B41
	Data speeds	GPRS Class 10 HSUPA 2 Mbit/s HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s	HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s WiMAX (4G version)	HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s HSDPA 21 Mbit/s	HSDPA 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ DC-HSPA+
	Size	119mm H 59.8mm W 11.5mm D	123.9mm H 63mm W 10.8mm D	135.5mm H 67.94mm W 8.94mm D 9.47mm D (LTE version)	133.9mm H 68.7mm W 9.1mm D	137.84mm H 69.17mm W 8.59mm D	159.26mm H 82.98mm W 10.06mm D	147mm H 72.6mm W 7.9mm D	159.3mm H 77.8mm W 7.3mm D
	Weight	130g	129g (AMOLED version) 140g (Super-Clear LCD version)	135g	139g	130g	184g	136g	178g
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8250	Samsung Exynos 3	Texas Instruments OMAP 4460	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	Qualcomm Snapdragon 805	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
	Processor	1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion	1 GHz single-core ARM Cortex-A8	1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9	1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 200	2.26 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 400	2.65 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 450	1.8 GHz hexa core 64-bit ARMv8-A	2.0 GHz octa core 64-bit ARMv8-A
		Qualcomm Adreno 200 @ 133 MHz	PowerVR SGX540 @ 200 MHz	PowerVR SGX540 @ 384 MHz^[10]	Qualcomm Adreno 320 @ 400 MHz	Qualcomm Adreno 330 @ 450 MHz	Qualcomm Adreno 420 @ 600 MHz	Adreno 418	Adreno 430
		512 MB LPDDR		1 GB LPDDR2	2 GB LPDDR2	2 GB LPDDR3	3 GB LPDDR3	2 GB LPDDR3	3 GB LPDDR4
		512 MB + expandable SD	16 GB iNAND (partitioned 1 GB internal storage)	16 or 32 GB^[11] ^[12]	8 or 16 GB	16 or 32 GB	32 or 64 GB	16 or 32 GB	32 or 64 or 128 GB
	Expandable storage	microSDHC slot (up to 32 GB card supported)	colspan="7"
	New connectivity	3.5 mm TRRS A-GPS Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR micro USB 2.0 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n	NFC	DLNA USB On-The-Go MHL Bluetooth 3.0 (Bluetooth 4.0 compatible hardware) Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n	SlimPort Miracast Bluetooth 4.0 Qi wireless charging Removes USB On-The-Go Removes MHL in favor of SlimPort	802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB On-The-Go^[13]	removes SlimPort	USB-C removes Qi wireless charging^[14]
	WLAN/BT	Broadcom BCM4329 ^[15]	Broadcom BCM4329 ^[16]	Broadcom BCM4330 ^[17]	Qualcomm	Broadcom BCM4339 ^[18]	Broadcom BCM4354	Qualcomm QCA6174 ^[19]	Broadcom BCM4358 ^[20]
	GPS	Qualcomm		CSR GSD4T 9600	Qualcomm	Qualcomm
	NFC		NXP PN544^[21]	NXP PN65N	BCM20793S	BCM20793M	BCM20795	NXP PN548
	Power	1,400 mAh User-replaceable lithium-ion battery	1,500 mAh User-replaceable lithium-ion battery	1,750 mAh (HSPA+ version)^[22] 1,850 mAh (LTE version)^[23] User-replaceable battery	2,100 mAh Non-user-replaceable lithium polymer battery, Wireless charging	2,300 mAh Non-user-replaceable lithium polymer battery	3,220 mAh Non-user-replaceable lithium polymer battery with Turbo Charging technology	2,700 mAh	3,450 mAh
	Face buttons	Capacitive touch-sensitive buttons		On-screen buttons
	New features	Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen 3-axis accelerometer A-GPS Ambient light sensor Microphone Digital compass Proximity sensor Trackball	Digital compass Wi-Fi hotspot USB tethering Oleophobic display coating SIP VoIP Removes trackball	Barometer 3-axis digital compass Dual microphones for active noise cancellation Wi-Fi Direct Oleophobic display coating	Wireless charging Crystal Reflection Glass back Gorilla Glass 2 DC-HSPA+	LTE, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Composite step detector and step counter Gorilla Glass 3^[24] Removes Crystal Reflection Glass back	Dual front-facing speakers on long axis	Fingerprint Sensor Removes Dual front-facing speakers on long axis	Fingerprint Sensor Dual front facing speakers on long axis
	Display	At launch: AMOLED Later: SuperLCD 3.7inches 480×800 px (254 ppi) 9:15 aspect ratio 24-bit color 100,000:1 contrast ratio 1 ms response time	4inches Super AMOLED PenTile^[25] or Super Clear LCD display (GT-i9023) 480×800 px (233 ppi) 9:15 aspect ratio	4.65inches HD Super AMOLED PenTile^[26] 720×1280 px (316 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio 10 μs response time	4.7inches "TrueHD+" IPS 768x1280 px (320 ppi) 9:15 aspect ratio	4.95inches "TrueHD+" IPS 1080×1920 px (445 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	5.96inches AMOLED PenTile 1440x2560 px (493 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	5.2inches LCD 1080×1920 px (423 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	5.7inches AMOLED 1440x2560 px (518 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio
	Rear camera	5 MP (2,560×1,920) 480p (720×480) video recording @ 20 fps or higher LED flash	5 MP (2,560×1,920) LED flash ^[27]	5 MP (2,592×1,936) 1080p (1920×1080) video recording @ 24 fps^[28] LED flash Zero shutter lag^[29]	8 MP (3,264×2,448) back-side illuminated sensor 1080p (1920×1080) video recording @ 30 fps LED flash	8 MP (3,264×2,448) sensor 1080p (1920×1080) video recording @ 30 fps LED flash Optical Image Stabilization	13 MP sensor Optical Image Stabilization Dual LED ring flash f/2.0 aperture 4K video capture at 30 fps	12.3 MP, F2.0, laser autofocus
	Front camera		0.3 MP (640×480)	1.3 MP 720p (1280x720) video recording @ 30 fps			2 MP	5 MP	8 MP
	SIM card format				Micro-SIM		Nano-SIM
	Media formats	Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI, Ogg, WAV Image BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG Video H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP	Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AMR-NB, MP3, Ogg Video H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, VP8	Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV Video H.263, H.264, MP4, WebM	Audio AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV Video H.263, H.264, MP4
	References	^[30] ^[31] ^[32] ^[33] ^[34]			^[35]	^[36]	^[37]

See also

• Comparison of Google Pixel smartphones
• Comparison of Google Nexus tablets
• Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S smartphones
• Comparison of smartphones
• List of Google Play edition devices
• Pixel (smartphone)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google quietly kills its once-hyped Nexus One phone . CNN . July 19, 2010 . January 14, 2013.
2. Web site: Sprint discontinues Nexus S 4G . The Verge . May 24, 2012 . January 14, 2013.
3. Web site: https://archive.today/20120608023937/http://mobilicity.ca/phones/nexus-s/ . Nexus S . . June 8, 2012 . June 8, 2012 . January 14, 2013.
4. Web site: Google pulls Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Play Store to focus on Nexus 4 . . October 29, 2012 . September 9, 2013.
5. Web site: Google is done selling the Nexus 4 in the US . . September 16, 2013 . November 1, 2013.
6. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-4-is-no-longer-sold-on-Google-Play_id48966 Nexus 4 is no longer sold on Google Play
7. http://www.androidpit.com/exclusive-the-nexus-5-is-dead The Nexus 5 is dead! Google flagship no longer in Play Store
8. Web site: Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices Google Play services.
9. Web site: Android 7.1.1 image and OTA files finally available for the Nexus 6. 5 January 2017.
10. Web site: Sprint Ad Announces Galaxy Nexus with 1.5 GHz SoC . AnandTech . February 20, 2012.
11. Web site: Volpe. Joseph. Samsung Galaxy Nexus specs leak, headed to Verizon as an exclusive?. 6 October 2011 . Engaget. October 6, 2011.
12. Web site: Samsung's 32GB Galaxy Nexus will Make it to the Ball - International Business Times . Ibtimes.co.uk . February 15, 2012 . February 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419223830/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/300378/20120217/samsung-32gb-galaxy-nexus-release-date.htm . April 19, 2012 .
13. Web site: PSA: Nexus 5 supports USB OTG out of the box . 2013-11-13 . 2016-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160318043334/http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/nexus-5-supports-usb-otg-box/ . dead .
14. Web site: Google explains why the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P don't have Qi wireless charging. 30 September 2015.
15. Web site: Nexus One Teardown. 6 January 2010.
16. Web site: Nexus S Teardown. December 2010.
17. Web site: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Teardown. 15 December 2011.
18. Web site: Nexus 5 Teardown. 31 October 2013.
19. Web site: Nexus 5X Teardown. September 2015.
20. Web site: Nexus 6P Teardown. September 2015.
21. Web site: Samsung Nexus S utilizing NXP's PN544 NFC chip . Murph . Darren . Engadget . December 6, 2010 . May 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930150944/https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-06-samsung-nexus-s-utilizing-nxps-pn544-nfc-chip.html . September 30, 2020 . live.
22. Web site: Tech Specs - Galaxy Nexus . July 1, 2012.
23. Web site: Google confirms Verizon's LTE Galaxy Nexus dimensions and specifications. Engadget. November 17, 2011. December 15, 2011.
24. Web site: Google Nexus 5 page, shows Gorilla Glass 3. December 1, 2013.
25. Web site: Pentile vs Real-Stripe AMOLED Displays: What's Different? - Tested . 2013-10-22 . 2012-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219171836/http://www.tested.com/news/pentile-vs-real-stripe-amoled-displays-whats-different/1868/ . dead .
26. Web site: Confirmed: Galaxy Nexus Includes PenTile. AnandTech. November 21, 2011.
27. Web site: Samsung Google Nexus S review: Royal droid . GSMArena . February 11, 2011 . May 27, 2014.
28. Web site: Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ review . Engadget . November 24, 2011 . February 20, 2012.
29. Web site: Rubin. Andy. October 18, 2011. Unwrapping Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus. Official Google Blog. November 21, 2011.
30. Web site: Nexus One Owner's Manual NOOGG-220-101 . June 16, 2010 . google.com . Google Inc . 17–19 . https://www.webcitation.org/5wvL9MTmm?url=http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/googlephone/NexusOneOwnersGuide.pdf . March 4, 2011 . March 3, 2011 . dead .
31. https://twitter.com/googlenexus/status/16974464310845440 2.3 coming to nexus one confirmed by google
32. Web site: The Nexus One Arrives. January 17, 2010. 14 January 2010 .
33. Web site: OET List Exhibits Report. January 6, 2010. Federal Communications Commission.
34. Web site: Nexus One Specifications . January 6, 2010 . forums.t-mobile.com . T-Mobile USA, Inc . https://web.archive.org/web/20110123014048/http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Google-Nexus/Nexus-One-Specifications/td-p/288027 . January 23, 2011 . March 3, 2011 . dead .
35. Web site: Google Nexus 4 . T-Mobile USA, Inc . February 25, 2013.
36. Web site: Nexus 5 Tech Specs. Google Inc..
37. Web site: Nexus 6 – Google.