Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2011 January 2011 October 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - February 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, Hugo Boss Edition 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)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 (region specific)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 200 No
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 158 MB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.65 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 54.06% 64.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1936 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 And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 158 MB storage 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1350 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)