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Samsung Google Nexus S vs Motorola DROID Mini

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Motorola
Announced
December 2010 July 2013
Status
Available - December 2010 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, White Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.78 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight
129 g (4.55 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.46% 68.37%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Motorola X8 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Quad core [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video
Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 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/ac, 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

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 2000 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 28 h
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