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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
October 2011 August 2014
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black Black, White, Golden
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.65 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72% 63.27%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 [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

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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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