Phone Comparison - Meizu MX2 vs Meizu MX3 vs LG Nexus 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Meizu Meizu LG
Announced November 2012 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black front & white back Black (front panel), several color options (back panel) Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.9 x 64.9 x 10.2 mm
(4.92 x 2.56 x 0.4 in)
139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, MX5S Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5410 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU - PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.4 inches 5.1 inches 4.95 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (343 ppi) 1080 x 1800 pixels (412 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.27% 73.93% 70.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, Wide Dynamic Mode Auto focus, 1.4 �m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, WDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA 21.6 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2400 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 429 h (2G)
Up to 393 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 17 h