LG Nexus 5 vs Google Nexus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	HTC	Samsung
Announced
October 2013	October 2014	July 2015
Status
Available - November 2013	Available - October 2014	Available - August 2015
Price
-	-	Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White	Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)	228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)	158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz)	425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)	151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version	LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound	- Fingerprint sensor

OS
Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU
Adreno 330	ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)	Adreno 405
RAM
2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage	16/32 GB	16/32 GB
External Memory
No	No	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Type
True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.95 inches	8.9 inches	5.7 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)	2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.86%	69.76%	73.99%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps	Yes, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP	Yes, 1.6 MP	5 MP, 1080p

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Yes	Yes
Edge
Class 12	Yes	Yes
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5