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Samsung Fascinate vs Samsung Google Nexus S

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2010 December 2010
Status
Available - Q3 2010 Available - December 2010
Colors
Black, Grey, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
125 x 64 x 10.5 mm
(4.92 x 2.52 x 0.41 in)
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight
116 g (4.09 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
57.04% 58.46%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, VZ Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
2 GB 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 50 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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