Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy S III I535 vs Lenovo A706

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Lenovo
Announced October 2011 June 2012 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - July 2012 Available - 2013
Colors Black Pebble blue, Marble white Black, White/Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 MHz Class 13 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU No Adreno 225 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 65.09% 59.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 15 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)