Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Google Nexus S vs Nokia Lumia 525

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced February 2011 December 2010 November 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - December 2010 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Yellow, orange, 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)
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 58.46% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [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; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)