Comparison: xiaomi red rice vs lg nexus 5

We are going to conclude the battles of the Chinese smartphone Xiaomi Red Rice with the Nexus flagship, the LG Nexus 5, a high-end smartphone very ambitious in terms of its features and that, like almost everything good, you have to pay (as already we will check at the end). However, the Chinese device will fight with dignity to the end, proving that despite being the product of a start-up company, it can occupy a recognized place in the international market with its good quality / price ratio. Next, the Professional Review team says goodbye to the big door to Red Rice with this comparison:

Design: The Xiaomi Red Rice has dimensions of 125.3 mm high x 64.5 mm wide x 9.9 mm thick. Its back shell -made from recycled materials- is interchangeable, and we can find it in three colors: metallic gray, Chinese red and ivory white. The Nexus 5 meanwhile has measures of 137.84 mm high × 69.17 mm wide × 8.59 mm thick and weighs 130 grams.

Regarding its connectivity, it should be noted that the LG Nexus 5 has LTE / 4G support, as do many high-end models today. The Xiaomi Red Rice presents other types of more basic connections such as 3G, WiFi, GPS, etc.

Camera: Both devices have an 8-megapixel main sensor, which in the case of the Chinese model is made by Samsung, has a 28mm wide angle and an f / 2.2 aperture. Both also have LED flash. Even in low light conditions. The Red Rice's front camera features 1.3 megapixels, while the Nexus 5's is equipped with 2.1 megapixels. Video recording of the Chinese and South Korean models is done at 1080p and 720p respectively.

As for the screen, we can say that the LG model surpasses the Chinese in size and resolution: 4.95 inches Full HD, with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels for the Nexus 5 compared to 4.7 inches for the Xiaomi, with a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, reaching 312 pixels per inch. On the other hand, its IPS technology gives it a great viewing angle and great color quality. Both screens are protected from possible bumps and scratches thanks to the glass made by the company Corning Gorilla Glass, type 2 for the Xiaomi and type 3 for the Nexus.

Processor: the Xiaomi has a Quadcore MediaTek MT6589 Turbo SoC with four cores that operate at 1.5GHz, which gives it remarkable power, although it does not measure up to the Nexus 5 CPU: Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 four 2.26 GHz cores. The graphics chips of the Red Rice and the LG are also different: PowerVR SGX544MP and Adreno 330 respectively, both of great performance. On the other hand, the RAM that accompanies the Chinese terminal is 1 GB, while that of the Nexus is 2 GB. Their operating systems are not the same either: MIUI V5 based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean version for Xiaomi and Android 4.4 KitKat for Nexus 5.

The Nexus battery capacity is somewhat higher, reaching 2300 mAh compared to 2000 mAh that contains the Xiaomi. The great power that the LG needs to function fluently makes us think that this difference will not be reflected, with both smartphones having a very similar autonomy, not to mention that the Chinese model can last longer while active.

Internal memory: the Nexus has a ROM of 8 GB or 32 GB depending on the model. It does not have a microSD card slot so its memory is not expandable. In the case of the Xiaomi we can say that it only has a smartphone with 4 GB of memory for sale, and that it can be expanded to 32 GB through a microSD card.

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Availability and price: Red Rice can become ours for 199 euros and free, as they offer on the pccomponentes website. A very affordable price, especially taking into account the specifications offered by the terminal, typical of smartphones of higher ranges. The cost of the Nexus 5, depending on its version (16 GB or 32 GB of internal memory), you can find it around 400 euros, something more depending on its memory, if it is free, etc., something that is not bad for the quality of this high range but that not everyone can afford.

	Nexus 5	Xiaomi Red Rice
screen	4.95 inch Full HD IPS Plus	4.7 inch IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 × 720 pixels
Screen type	Gorilla Glass 3	Gorilla Glass 2
Internal memory	Model 8 GB and Model 32 GB (Not expandable)	4 GB model (Expandable up to 32 GB)
OS	Android Jelly Bean 4.4 KitKat	MIUI V5 (based on Jelly Bean 4.2.1) custom
Battery	2, 300 mAh	2000 mAh
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11b / g / n3G4G LTENFC Bluetooth	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / nBluetooth 4.03GGPS
Rear camera	8 MP sensor Autofocus LED flash HD 720P video recording at 30 FPS	8 MP sensor Autofocus LED flash Full HD 1080p video recording
Frontal camera	2.1 MP	1.3 MP
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 4-core 2.26 GHz.	Mediatek MTK6589 4-core Cortex-A7 at 1.5 GHz.
RAM	2 GB	1 GB depending on the model
Weight	130 grams	158 grams
Dimensions	137.8 mm high x 69.1 mm wide x 8.6 mm thick	125.3 mm high x 64.5 mm wide x 9.9 mm thick