Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2010 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - December 2010 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware 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) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% 65.10% 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps 1080p -
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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