Samsung Google Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| December 2010 | August 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - December 2010 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, white, gold, silver, blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) |
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
| Weight | |
| 129 g (4.55 oz) | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB storage | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA@30fps | 2160p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | 2.1 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 32 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 | 1860 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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