Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs LG Nexus 5 vs Meizu MX4

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Meizu
Announced October 2012 October 2013 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White Gray, Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
144 x 75.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A17 & quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6595
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 330 PowerVR H6200MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.95 inches 5.36 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1152 x 1920 pixels (418 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 70.86% 75.42%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 17 h -