OnePlus One vs Nexus 5 - Battle of the Affordable Heavyweights
OnePlus One vs Nexus 5 - Battle of the Affordable Heavyweights
2014-08-05
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it's another tuesday show so that means
we'll be comparing the 1+1 and the Nexus
5 and see which ones do better by will
be comparing things like screen size
camera processor and build quality so
let's get on with the video so to start
things off for you guys the Nexus 5 is
equipped with a beautiful 5 inch IPS
display with a resolution of 1920 by
1080 as a 2.3 gigahertz quad-core
Snapdragon 800 chip inside 2 gigabytes
of RAM and either 16 gigabyte or 32
gigabyte of internal storage
unfortunately there's no microSD support
so you're stuck with whatever storage
you choose the Nexus 5 also has Adreno
330 GPU which is great for gaming a 2300
million battery an 8 megapixel camera in
the back with optical image
stabilization and it's running stock
Android 4.4 KitKat it's available in
three different colors white black and
red and starts at $350 for the 16
gigabyte version or for $400 for the 32
gigabytes for a phone that's almost a
year old the Nexus 5 is still one of the
most popular Android smartphones out in
the market due to its hardware software
and pricing and since it's a Nexus
device you'll get the latest Android
updates the moment they become available
which is probably one of the reasons you
want to get a Nexus 5 in the first place
the oneplus one on the other hand sports
a gorgeous 5.5 inch IPS display with a
resolution of 1920 by 1080 it's equipped
with a powerful 2.5 gigahertz quad-core
Snapdragon 801 processor 3 gigabytes of
RAM 16 gigabyte or 64 gigabyte of
internal storage yet again there's no
microSD slot so you're stuck with
whatever version you get it also sports
the same Adreno 330 GPU found on the
Nexus 5 in a huge 3100 milliamp battery
that will last you pretty much the
entire day and on the back we have a 13
megapixel camera with dual LED flashes
capable of recording 4k video and it's
running Santa John Mont 11s which is
based on stock Android 4.4 KitKat it's
available in two colors as of now though
oneplus plans on offering different rear
shells that people can buy including
different woods denim and Kevlar the 16
gigabyte version in silk white starts at
just 300 dollars while the 64 gigabyte
and sandstone black is just $50 more at
$350 the oneplus one which we reviewed a
week or so ago in my opinion is the best
bang for you
that is if you can buy one it has
similar respects to some of the top-tier
Android devices out on the market right
now like the LG g3 and the Galaxy s5 but
for about 300 to 400 dollars less
without a contract the only problem is
oneplus is relying on an invite-only
system which is making it difficult for
people to buy the device while the Nexus
5 is readily available for everyone to
buy it via the Google Play Store when it
comes to design both the oneplus one and
the Nexus 5 Sport plastic builds by no
means do they feel cheap both devices
still feel premium without the premium
price tag but nonetheless they both feel
great in the hand the Nexus 5 comes in
three different colors black white and
red and all three have different feel to
them though I really like the matte
finish that the black and red variant
offers rather than a glossy feel of the
white I do prefer the form factor of the
Nexus 5 over the oneplus one since it's
a bit more compact and easier to hold
but overall build quality I prefer the
ones more premium look with its chrome
bezels and seamless slightly curved
design screen size the oneplus one has a
full half inch larger display than the
Nexus 5 it doesn't sound like a big
difference but it's very noticeable in
person it's roughly the difference
between the galaxy s5 end and o3 and
makes watching movies and playing games
on the oneplus one a bit better
they're both 1080p LCD displays and
color accuracy seems to be the same in
my opinion with the oneplus one you can
tweak some of the colors contrast and
saturation within the Settings app to
your liking so there's more flexibility
there but we think both devices have
similar displays and really it's just a
matter of what size you prefer even
though we prefer the Nexus 5 more
compact form factor we do like the
exocrine real estate that the oneplus
one offers in an ideal world the 5.5
inch oneplus one would be as compact as
a g3 but because of the devices
capacitive buttons you have larger
bezels on top and the bottom when it
comes to performance the oneplus ones
hardware's roughly a half generation
more advanced than the Nexus 5 it uses a
Snapdragon 801 chip which is basically a
supercharged version of the Snapdragon
800 use in the Nexus 5 it offers a bit
more power but nothing you'd really
notice in real-world use the oneplus one
also has three gigabytes of RAM built-in
while the Nexus 5 only has two gigabytes
and this makes the one in theory at
least more powerful than the Galaxy s5
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details now the camera is one of the
most important pieces of hardware
consumers look for in a smartphone that
the Nexus 5's camera isn't all that bad
too especially after all the updates
that Google pushed out months after it
was released as an 8 megapixel camera
with the sensor size of 7.9 millimeter
and an F 2.4 aperture though the Nexus 5
does however include optical image
stabilization while the oneplus one
doesn't
that means you'll see less blurry photos
and videos when it comes to shooting the
oneplus one on the other hand supports a
13 megapixel shooter an F 2.0 aperture
and a slightly bigger sensor coming in
at 8.3 millimeters it doesn't include
optical image stabilization though it
does take advantage of software
stabilization which is usually good
enough for the average Joe both camera
apps on a nexus 5 and the one are pretty
similar they're both very simplistic and
offer their own unique set of options to
take experience up a notch on paper the
oneplus one is definitely the more
impressive camera and should be able to
produce better photos and I think it
does photos seem sharper low-light is
good and colors are more accurate
compared to the Nexus 5 I can say the
same for the Nexus 5 too but the colors
are a bit washed out for my taste the
Nexus 5's camera has always been so so
although it's been improved
significantly thanks to the software
updates that Google pushed out still
it's not quite as nice as a 13 megapixel
sensor that's available in the oneplus
one and when it comes to video the
oneplus one can film in 4k Ultra HD in
720p slow motion video
well the Nexus 5 can only film in 1080p
so there is definitely more to like on a
oneplus ones camera now one of the most
interesting difference between these two
phones is software when you first look
at the oneplus one and the Nexus 5
software it looks nearly identical but
while the Nexus 5 uses stock version of
Android the oneplus one software is
merely based on Android see anagen mod
is a community-based open source version
of Android that gives you loads of
control over settings and other features
that stocky Android doesn't offer
it's basically for hardcore geeks and
those who love to tinker with their
device
CyanogenMod offers a ton of great
features - especially with a one plus
one which is running a special version
of Santa Jomon - lovin s it'll give your
device features such as double tap to
wake the screen themes performance
tweaks and the one we really loved was
the ability to turn on or off the
software keys on the oneplus one which
gives you a similar look to the Nexus 5
software buttons both can be tweaked the
way you want them to though we'd have to
give the edge to see an engine mod here
so to wrap things up for you guys I'm
definitely gonna have to go over the
oneplus one on this one it's got the
better build quality better camera and a
cheaper price tag and the
five is great too but the Nexus 6 could
just be right around the corner and
that's it for this video guys if you
guys have any questions or any
suggestions let us know in the comments
down below
I'm Marklin Sanger from TechnoBuffalo
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