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Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA
SCH-i515| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3, 2.2 | Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-01-06 | 2011-11-17 |
| 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.23 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 99.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 5.6 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 330 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time | 150 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA is much better than the HTC ThunderBolt, with a score of 66.3 against 55.9. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Nexus CDMA has the newer 4.2.2 version and HTC ThunderBolt has Android 4.0 version, giving a lot of extra features and a performance increase. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA is a newer phone, and it's also noticeably thinner and somewhat lighter than HTC ThunderBolt.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a more vivid display than HTC ThunderBolt, because it has a much higher 1280 x 720px resolution, a little bigger display and a better display density. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA has just a little better performance than HTC ThunderBolt, because it has a higher amount of RAM, 1 more processing cores and a better graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than HTC ThunderBolt, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA has a superior battery life than HTC ThunderBolt, because it has a 32% larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA takes much better videos and photos than HTC ThunderBolt, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 5 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 1920x1080 video quality.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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