alcatel Idol 5s vs LG Nexus 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Nexus 5: 17 g lighter

  Idol 5s:

  147 g

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

• Width

  Nexus 5: 2.8 mm narrower

  Idol 5s:

  72 mm

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Nexus 5: 0.25 in smaller diagonal

  Idol 5s:

  5.2 in

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Idol 5s:

  3 GB RAM

  Nexus 5:

  2 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Idol 5s:

  Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Idol 5s: 1.1 mm thinner

  Idol 5s:

  7.5 mm

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol 5s

   Height:

   148.6 mm +10.7 mm versus Nexus 5

   Width:

   72 mm +2.8 mm versus Nexus 5

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm +1.1 mm versus Idol 5s

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol 5s

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Idol 5s has approximately 10.4% more rectangular screen area than Nexus 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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