Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
samsung galaxy nexus
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 February 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - April 2012
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)
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 344 g (12.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 57.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps 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 Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)