Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Google Nexus One

Samsung Galaxy Ace
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HTC Google Nexus One
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced January 2011 January 2010
Status Available - February 2011 Available - January 2010
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Brown (teflon coating)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 54.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Factory locked by default, can
Games Yes Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@min. 20fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 hours (2G)
Up to 7 hours (3G)