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Samsung Galaxy Nexus
32 GBGT-I9250, GT-I9250M, GT-I9250T
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-10-02 | 2011-10-19 |
| 5.22 x 2.66 x 0.36 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.40 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 100.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD 2 | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 276 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 290 hours standby time 17.7 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is slightly better than HTC One VX, getting a 65.5 score against 61.5. Although Samsung Galaxy Nexus is older and a bit heavier than HTC One VX, it's construction is still just a little bit thinner. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Nexus has the newer 4.3 version and HTC One VX has Android 4.0 version, so it offers a couple additional features and performance improvements.
The HTC One VX has a bit better CPU than Galaxy Nexus, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and 1 GB of RAM memory, the HTC One VX also has a better graphics processing unit working at 450 MHz. Galaxy Nexus counts with a slightly better screen than HTC One VX, because it has a higher resolution of 1280 x 720px, a little bigger display and a greater pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus counts with much more memory for games and applications than HTC One VX, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage. HTC One VX features a bit longer battery life than Galaxy Nexus, because it has a 1800mAh battery size instead of 1750mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus captures better photographs and videos than HTC One VX, although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing photos in low-light situations, they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality.
Galaxy Nexus costs the same than the HTC One VX.
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