Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Nokia XL vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Samsung
Announced February 2011 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2011 Available - May 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 203 -
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 64.48% 65.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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