For readers who are considering buying the LG Nexus 5 or the Samsung Galaxy S4, here is a specs and price comparison in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Nexus 5 comes with a 4.95 inch True HD IPS+ capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a 5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Nexus 5 comes with 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm dimensions and weighs 130 grams. The Galaxy S4 comes with 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm dimensions and also weighs 130 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Nexus 5 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Galaxy S4 comes with a quad core 1.6 GHz cortex A15 and quad core 1.2 GHz cortex-A7 processor and Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the phones run on the Android platform. The Nexus 5 comes loaded with the KitKat operating system and the Galaxy S4 comes loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. Both the phones have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The LG Nexus 5 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus, optical image stabilization and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP. The Samsung Galaxy S4 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The Nexus 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 17 hours on 3G. The Galaxy S4 comes with a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which also allows for a talk time of about 17 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The LG Nexus 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $599.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $629.95. The Samsung Galaxy S4 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $629.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $669.95 in Australia.

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