Phone Comparison - HTC Google Nexus One vs Samsung Galaxy Ace

HTC Google Nexus One
htc google nexus one
Samsung Galaxy Ace
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced January 2010 January 2011
Status Available - January 2010 Available - February 2011
Colors Brown (teflon coating) Black, Hugo Boss Edition
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory N/A 158 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.82% 54.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Factory locked by default, can Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@min. 20fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM 158 MB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 hours (2G)
Up to 7 hours (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)