Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Google Nexus S

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Samsung
          Announced
          October 2011 December 2010
          Status
          Available - November 2011 Available - December 2010
          Colors
          Black Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
          (5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
          123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
          (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
          Weight
          135 g (4.76 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 (region specific) -
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
          GPU
          No [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.65 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          64.72% 58.46%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No No
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No No

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 1500 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 290 h (2G)
          Up to 270 h (3G)
          Up to 713 h (2G)
          Up to 428 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

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