Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Nexus 5 vs Motorola Nexus 6

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	LG	Motorola
Announced
October 2011	October 2013	October 2014
Status
Available - November 2011	Available - November 2013	Available - November 2014
Colors
Black	Black, White	Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm (5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)	137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)	159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)	184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific)	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version	LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41) LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	-	Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU
No	Adreno 330	Adreno 420
RAM
1 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage	16/32 GB storage	32/64 GB
External Memory
No	No	No

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.65 inches	4.95 inches	5.96 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)	1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72%	70.86%	74.05%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	Dual-LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps	Yes, 1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP	Yes, 1.3 MP	2 MP, 720p

GPRS
Yes	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Yes
Edge
Yes	Class 12	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB	Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0	microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML	HTML5	HTML5