Apple iPhone 4 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: 7 g lighter

  iPhone 4:

  137 g

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

• Width

  iPhone 4: 10.6 mm narrower

  iPhone 4:

  58.6 mm

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 4: 1.45 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 4:

  3.5 in

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 4:

  Apple A4 (45 nm)

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Nexus 5: 0.7 mm thinner

  iPhone 4:

  9.3 mm

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  iPhone 4: 22.7 mm shorter

  iPhone 4:

  115.2 mm

  Nexus 5:

  137.9 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. iPhone 4

   Height:

   115.2 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +0.7 mm versus Nexus 5

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm +22.7 mm versus iPhone 4

   Width:

   69.2 mm +10.6 mm versus iPhone 4

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

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. iPhone 4

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Nexus 5 has approximately 85.2% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4.

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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