Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Samsung Google Nexus S
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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2010 November 2013
Status Available - December 2010 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging 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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.25 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 17 h