10 Major Differences Between Nexus 5X vs OnePlus 2

By Vijaykumar

| Published: Thursday, October 1, 2015, 12:02 [IST]

Google has announced the much-anticipated Nexus 5X along with the larger version Nexus 6P at an event in San Francisco.

Google and LG came up with the Nexus 5, two years ago, now both companies have came up with the updated version of Nexus smartphone. The latest Nexus 5X comes with new features and notably the Android Marshmallow and fingerprint sensor.

Well, the OnePlus 2 was revealed a couple of months and has made a huge hype and buzz in the market. To give a better prospective on the Nexus 5X we have compared it with OnePlus 2. Take a look at the slider below to know more.

Design

The Nexus 5X measures 146.9x72.6x7.9 mm and weights at 136 grams. It features a plastic build and is available in three colours: white, black and mint-blue-aqua. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the rear. While, the OnePlus 2 measures 151.8x74.9x9.9 mm and weights 175 grams. The OnePlus offers a premium look to its flagship smartphone. It also has a fingerprint scanner on the home button.

Display

The Nexus 5X sports a 5.2 inch display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels that translates to 424 ppi pixel density. The display features a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and oleophobic coating. While, the OnePlus 2 sports 5.5 inch LTPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels that translates to 401ppi pixel density and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection.

Processor

The new Nexus 5X is powered by Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 CPU at clock speed combined with Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 and dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57. It has a Adreno 418 graphic processing unit.

The OnePlus 2 is powered by Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 CUP at clock speed of Quad-core 1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 and Quad-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 and has Adreno 430 GPU.

RAM

The powerful processor of Nexus 5X is paired with 2GB of RAM, while the OnePlus 2 offers 3/4GB of RAM.

Software

The Nexus 5X runs on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, where users can enjoy the stock Android experience. While, the OnePlus 2 runs on its own Oxygen 2.1 UI based on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.

Storage

The Nexus 5X is available in two storage models: 16/32 GB and there is no microSD card slot to expand memory. On the other hand, the OnePlus 2 also comes with 16GB and 64GB storage option with no card slot to expand memory.

Camera

The Nexus 5X comes with 12.3 megapixel primary camera with laser autofocus with dual tone dual LED flash, featuring 1.55m pixel size, geo-taging, touch focus, face detection, photo sphere, HDR, dual recording and 5 megapixel front-facing camera.

The OnePlus 2 flaunts 13 megapixel camera with laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR and 5 megapixel front-facing camera.

Battery

Both smartphones have a built-in battery, which means battery cannot be user replaceable. The Nexus 5X is packed with 2700mAh battery, on the other hand, the OnePlus 2 is packed with 3300mAh battery.

Other Features

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow now supports the USB Type-C and the fingerprint scanner from the API level. Both smartphones features USB Type-C and fingerprint scanner on them.

Price

The Nexus 5X will be available in India sometime in this month, the Google Store has listed the smartphone for Rs. 31,999. While, the OnePlus 2 is available exclusively on Amazon India for Rs. 24,999.