Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Motorola DROID 4 XT894

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Motorola
Announced October 2011 June 2010 January 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2010 Available - February 2012
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430
GPU No PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 53.92% 51.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1420 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 204 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min