Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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Xiaomi Redmi 1S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced October 2011 May 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 64.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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