Google Nexus 5X vs. Google Pixel 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Nexus 5X and Google Pixel 4. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Nexus 5X vs. Google Pixel 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G020M
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147 mm 147.1 mm Google Pixel 4 has greater height than Google Nexus 5X.
Width 72.6 mm 68.8 mm Google Nexus 5X has greater width than Google Pixel 4.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.2 mm Google Nexus 5X is narrower than Google Nexus 5X.
Weight 136 g 162 g Google Nexus 5X is lighter than Google Nexus 5X.
Body Colour White | Carbon | Ice | Ice white | Quartz Simply black | Oh So Orange | Just black | Clearly white
Body Material Injection moulded polycarbonate Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 4 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.696 W/kg (body), 0.564 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.7" Google Pixel 4 has larger screen size than Google Nexus 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 4 has better screen resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi 444 ppi Google Pixel 4 has better pixel density than Google Nexus 5X.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 4 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Always-on display, Now Playing, Ambient EQ
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.84 GHz Google Pixel 4 has higher clock speed than Google Nexus 5X.
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Google Pixel 4 has higher processor core quantity than Google Nexus 5X.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 418 Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Google Pixel 4 has more RAM than Google Nexus 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 4 has more internal memory than Google Nexus 5X.
CAMERA Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Google Nexus 5X has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 4.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Google Pixel 4 has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 5X.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
HDR Mode HDR+ Live HDR+
Camera Modes - Portrait mode, Night Vision
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Photo sphere Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 52 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 4 has better front camera resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 2 NIR cameras
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2800 mAh Google Pixel 4 has larger battery capacity than Google Nexus 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 2.0 Google Pixel 4 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 4 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 590 hours 288 hours Google Nexus 5X has longer standby time than Google Pixel 4.
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1140 min
Standby (GSM): up to 590 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 710 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 710 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 32.2 hrs
Standby: up to 288 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10
Intelligent Assistant Google Now Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, HID, SAP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, OPUS Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 -
FEATURES Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Android Beam, Noise Cancellation Technology, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, ARCore, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Neural Core, 3 years of security and OS updates
OTHERS Google Nexus 5X Google Pixel 4
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable, 18W USB-C power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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