Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced December 2010 April 2013 January 2014
Status Available - December 2010 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White White, Blue Crystal Black, Pure White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
161 x 84.9 x 9.5 mm
(6.34 x 3.34 x 0.37 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 203 Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB Yes, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% 60.19% 74.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB Yes, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h -