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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Google Nexus S

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2011 December 2010
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - December 2010
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.65 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72% 58.46%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU
No [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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