Samsung Google Nexus S vs HTC Desire 820

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung HTC
          Announced
          December 2010 September 2014
          Status
          Available - December 2010 Coming Soon - September 2014
          Colors
          Black, White Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
          (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
          157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
          (6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
          Weight
          129 g (4.55 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
          4G Network
          - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
          Processor
          1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB storage 16 GB
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          58.46% 67.20%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
          Video
          Yes, WVGA@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          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 not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 2600 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 713 h (2G)
          Up to 428 h (3G)
          Up to 424 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
          Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)

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