HTC One and LG Nexus 5 are the two leading and most selling smartphones of the Android family. Both have excellent specs and features.
Release in the Market
HTC One was announced in February 2013 and released in March 2013. HTC One is powered by Android Jelly Bean and can be upgraded to Android KitKat. LG Nexus 5 was announced in October 2013 and was released for sale in market in the month of November 2013 and is powered by Android v4.4 KitKat.
The hardware specs of both the HTC One and LG Nexus 5 are compared as under:
OPERATING SYSTEM
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| OS | Android v4.1.2 Jelly Bean | Android v4.4 KitKat |
| Can be upgraded | Android v4.3 Jelly Bean | |
| Android v4.4 KitKat |
SIZE, DIMENSION AND WEIGHT
| Height – mm | 137.4 | 137.9 |
| Height – in | 5.41 | 5.43 |
| Width – mm | 68.2 | 69.2 |
| Width – in | 2.69 | 2.72 |
| Thickness – mm | 4.7 | 8.6 |
| Thickness – in | 0.37 | 0.34 |
| Weight ‘g’ | 143 | 130 |
| Weight – ‘oz’ | 5.04 | 4.59 |
SCREEN DISPLAY
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| Type | Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen | True HD IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Colors | 16M | 16M |
| Size | 4.7in | 4.95in |
| Resolution (pixels) | 1080 x 1920 | 1080 x 1920 |
| Pixel Density | ~469 ppi Pixel Density | ~445 ppi Pixel Density |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEMORY
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| Card Slot | 32/64 GB | Not Available |
| Internal Memory | – | 16/32 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
HARDWARE
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 | Quad-Core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 | Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | Adreno 330 |
HARDWARE RELATED SOFT SPECS (SENSORS)
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer |
| Gyro | Gyro | |
| Proximity | Proximity | |
| Compass | Compass | |
| – | Barometer |
RADIO
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| Radio | Stereo FM Radio with RDS | Not Available |
BATTERY
| HTC One | LG NEXUS 5 | |
| Type | Non-Removable Li-Po 2300 mAh | Non-Removable Li-Po 2300 mAh |
| Stand-by – Max | 500 h at 2G / 480 h at 3G | 2G / 300 h – at 3G |
| Talk time – Max | 27 h at 2G / 18 h at 3G | 2G / 17 h – at 3G |