OnePlus One Vs Nexus 5: Specs Comparison

OnePlus today announced its OnePlus One smartphone and touted that there’s nothing better than this. Later they announced a promo also in which you have to trash your mobile device in front of camera and after that you can get OnePlus One $1. Offer is applicable to only first 100 buyers.

oneplus one vs nexus 5

Nexus was launched by Google last year with Snapdragon 800 processor onboard and on other hand OnePlus One is powered with snapdragon 800 2.5Ghz processor. Google announced this with the stock or vanilla Android 4.4 Kitkat on board. Budget of the both the devices are same but But is OnePlus One really the new king of budget Android phones? We’ve compared the OnePlus One to the Nexus 5, one of the current top budget buys in the phone world.

Lets who’s the winner between in war of OnePlus One Vs Nexus 5:

OnePlus One

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 Nexus 5

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DESIGN

Device type Smart phone Smart phone
OS Android (4.4) CyanogenMod 11S UI Android (4.4.2, 4.4)
Form factor Candybar Candybar
Dimensions 6.02 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches (152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9) 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches (137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm)
Weight 5.71 oz (162 g)
the average is 4.8 oz (137 g)
4.59 oz (130 g)
the average is 4.8 oz (137 g)
Side Keys Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors White Black, Red, White

 

DISPLAY
Physical size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels 1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density 401 ppi 445 ppi
Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Colors 16 777 216 16 777 216
Touchscreen Capacitive, Multi-touch Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)

 

CAMERA
Camera 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Flash Dual LED LED
Aperture size F2.0 F2.4
Focal length (35mm equivalent) 30.4 mm
Camera sensor size 1/3.2″
Features Autofocus Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Autofocus, Touch to focus, Optical image stabilization, Face detection, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Self-timer
Camcorder 3840×2160 (4K), 1280×720 (720p HD) (120 fps) 1920×1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Recording format MPEG4
Features Optical image stabilization, Video light
Front-facing camera 5 megapixels 1.3 megapixels
Video capture 1280×720 (720p HD)

 

HARDWARE
System chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Processor Quad core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400 Quad core, 2260 MHz, Krait 400
Graphics processor Adreno 330 Adreno 330
System memory 3072 MB RAM (Dual-channel, 1866 MHz) / LPDDR3 2048 MB RAM (Dual-channel, 800 MHz) / LPDDR3
Built-in storage 16 GB 16 GB

 

BATTERY
Talk time 17.00 hours
the average is 12 h (746 min)
Stand-by time 12.5 days (300 hours)
the average is 21 days (502 h)
Music playback 60.00 hours
Capacity 3100 mAh 2300 mAh
Type Li – Polymer Li – Polymer
Not user replaceable Yes
Wireless charging Built-in

 

CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth 4.0 4.0
Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Device ID Profile (DID), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Human Interface Device (HID), Object Push (OPP), Public Area Network (PAN), Phone Book Access (PBAP)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac
Mobile hotspot Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Direct Yes
USB USB 2.0 USB 2.0
Connector microUSB microUSB
Features Mass storage device, USB Host, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging
Headphones connector 3.5mm 3.5mm
HDMI via microUSB
Charging connector microUSB microUSB
Other NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync TV-Out, NFC, DLNA, Miracast, SlimPort, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

 

OTHER FEATURES
Notifications Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Additional microphone/s for Noise cancellation for Noise cancellation, Video recording
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

 

As per the specs which device do you like? Is there’s any danger to Nexus 5 with this newly announced OnePlus One smartphone? Share your views via the comments below.

 

Simranpal Singh
Simranpal Singh
With a decade-long journey in the tech industry, I've been actively engaged in tech reporting across various reputable publications. He currently works as a Web Developer at RightNode Media and pursues his hobby of writing on GoAndroid. Enjoy travelling, and always excited about new tech trends. He actively contributes on GizmoChina and GChromecast Hub.

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