| LG Nexus 5 | Nokia Lumia 720 |
| Manufacture | LG | Nokia |
| Model | Nexus 5 | Lumia 720 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 130 gram | 128.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 | 127.90 x 67.50 x 9.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Windows Phone 8 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100/CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, HDR+ mode | 6.7 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging, f/1.9, 26 mm |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | 720p |
| Second Camera | 1.3 megapixel | 1.3 megapixel, 720p video capture, f/2.4 |
| Display size | 5 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 1080 | 480 |
| Display height | 1920 | 800 |
| PPI | 440.58 | 216.97 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 2.26 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 80000 | 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 | Adreno 305 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 16 or 32 GB internal storage | 512 MB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 64 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2300 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 520 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 1404 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit and Chrome | Internet Explorer 10 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |