For readers who are considering buying the OnePlus One or the Nexus 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The OnePlus One comes with a 5.5-inch LTPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Nexus 5 comes with a 4.95-inch True HD IPS+ capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Nexus 5 has a slight edge in this category with 445 ppi pixels display density compared to the 401 ppi pixels display density on the OnePlus One.

The OnePlus One comes with 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm dimensions and weighs 162 grams. The Nexus 5 comes with 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm dimensions and weighs 130 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The OnePlus One is equipped with a 2.5 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

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.

Both the devices run on the Android KitKat operating system. The OnePlus One has 3 GB of RAM and the Nexus 5 has 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power the OnePlus One has a slight edge over the Nexus 5.

Camera

The OnePlus One sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP. The 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.

Battery

The OnePlus One comes with non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery and the Nexus 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The OnePlus One 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $489.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $529.95. The Nexus 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $419.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $479.95 in Australia.

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