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SCH-i515| Global Score | |
| 52.2 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2011-11-17 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 165 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 150 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Nexus CDMA is way better than the Apple iPhone 3GS, getting a 66.3 score against 52.2. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, while Apple iPhone 3GS counts with iOS 6.1 OS. Galaxy Nexus CDMA's construction is notably newer and extremely thinner, but also heavier than Apple iPhone 3GS.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a much better display than iPhone 3GS, because it has a really bigger display, a way greater pixel amount per screen inch and a lot better 1280 x 720 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA has a quite better hardware performance than iPhone 3GS, because it has a higher amount of RAM, a graphics processing unit and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA captures much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 3GS, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a back camera with a lot better 5 megapixels resolution. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 3GS, because it has 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA has a really longer battery duration than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 1850mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA costs exactly the same than the iPhone 3GS, which makes it a simple decision.
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