Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
vs. Samsung Galaxy
S II

Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Samsung GALAXY Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy S III Quad Core - 32 GB - International edition

Samsung Galaxy S II

6.4

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Samsung Galaxy S II

"I didn't have any problems with dropped calls."
businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's phone
"Galaxy S II is one of the few to offer full 1080p HD video recording. Photos and video look great, noticeably better than what I can do with my iPhone 4."
businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's camcorder

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S II

Memory card
Memory card
Micro SD, Micro SDHC
FM Radio
Built in FM radio
Listen to music from your favorite stations
Weight
Light-weight
116 g
Size
Really small
66x125x8 mm
Screen type
Vivid screen
Super AMOLED Plus
Camera resolution
High resolution
8 MP
Thickness
Thin
8 mm
Samsung GALAXY Nexus

6.2

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
315 PPI
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
1280x720
Generation
Latest network technology
4G
Upload speed
Fast upload speed
1.72 mbps
Download speed
Fast download speed
6.11 mbps
Screen size
Large screen
4.6"
Standby time
Average standby time
12.1 days
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,750 mAh
Browser benchmark
Fast web browser performance
406 ms

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Overview

Music 4.0 vs 7.0
Samsung Galaxy S II Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II
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  • Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are
Screen 7.9 vs 7.1
Samsung GALAXY Nexus Winner: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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  • Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 315 PPI vs 217 PPI
  • Around 2.5x higher resolution screen, 1280x720 vs 800x480
  • More than 10% larger screen, 4.6" vs 4.3"
Network 8.3 vs 7.7
Samsung GALAXY Nexus Winner: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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  • Half a generation newer network technology, 4G vs 3.5G
  • More than 40% faster actual upload speeds, 1.72 mbps vs 1.19 mbps
  • More than 30% faster actual download speeds, 6.11 mbps vs 4.61 mbps
Size 7.2 vs 7.5
Samsung Galaxy S II Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II
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  • More than 20% lighter, 116 g vs 149 g
  • Around 20% smaller, 66x125x8 mm vs 67x135x9 mm
  • More than 10% thinner, 8 mm vs 9 mm
Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0
Too close to call
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Web browsing 9.8 vs 9.8
Too close to call
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  • Both have fast web browsers
  • Both support Adobe Flash
Photo & Video 6.9 vs 6.9
Too close to call
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  • Both have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
Processing power 5.6 vs 5.6
Too close to call
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Battery 4.7 vs 4.5
Too close to call
[details]
Storage 3.3 vs 3.3
Too close to call
[details]
  • More internal storage than most for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
[details]
Overall 6.2 vs 6.4

Music

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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FM Radio No vs Yes With the S II you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Screen

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Screen size 4.6" vs 4.3" The Galaxy Nexus has a large screen, but the S II's is only average size
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Screen resolution 1280x720 vs 800x480 The Galaxy Nexus has a high resolution screen, but the S II's is only average size
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Screen PPI 315 PPI vs 217 PPI The Galaxy Nexus has a sharp screen, but the S II is average
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Screen type Super AMOLED vs Super AMOLED Plus Super AMOLED screens are generally bright and vivid
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Network

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Network LTE (80 mbps) vs HSDPA (21 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 4G vs 3.5G The Galaxy Nexus has recent network technology, but the S II's is average
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Download speed 6.11 mbps vs 4.61 mbps The Galaxy Nexus has fast actual download speeds, but the S II is average
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Upload speed 1.72 mbps vs 1.19 mbps The Galaxy Nexus has fast actual upload speeds, but the S II is average
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Network latency 120 ms vs 126 ms Both have better than average network latency
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC Yes vs Yes Both support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 3.0 Average bluetooth support

Size

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Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Weight 149 g vs 116 g The S II is quite light, but the Galaxy Nexus is heavy
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Thickness 9 mm vs 8 mm Average thickness
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Size 67x135x9 mm vs 66x125x8 mm The S II is fairly small, but the Galaxy Nexus is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Sensors

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Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope Yes vs Yes

Web browsing

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Browser benchmark 406 ms vs 487 ms Both have fast web browsers
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

Photo & Video

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Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Camera 5 MP vs 8 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera 1.3 MP vs 2 MP
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Movie format 1080p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out Micro USB vs Micro USB Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Frequency 1.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Dual core vs Dual core Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
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RAM 1024 MB vs 1024 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Talk time 8.4 hours vs 8.6 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 12.1 days vs 7 days The Galaxy Nexus has average standby time per battery charge, but the S II's talk time is really poor
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Battery capacity 1,750 mAh vs 1,650 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Storage

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Memory card None vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC The S II has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
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Internal storage 16 GB vs 16 GB More internal storage than most for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung
Galaxy S II
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

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