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8 GBSamsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA
SCH-i515| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 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 | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 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
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA is much better than the iPhone 3GS, with a 66.3 score against 51.3. Galaxy Nexus CDMA comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, and iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 OS. Although the Galaxy Nexus CDMA is heavier than iPhone 3GS, it's notably thinner and also notably newer. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a way better resolution of 1280 x 720px, a lot more pixels per inch of display and a much larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 3GS, because it has 32 GB internal memory. Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a superior CPU than iPhone 3GS, because it has a greater amount of RAM, 1 more cores and an additional GPU.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a really longer battery performance than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 1850mAh battery size instead of 1219mAh. Galaxy Nexus CDMA takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone 3GS, because it has a much higher 5 MP resolution back-facing camera and a much better video definition.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA costs the same than the Apple iPhone 3GS.
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