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Samsung Galaxy Nexus
16 GBGT-I9250, GT-I9250M, GT-I9250T
| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 64.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Denim UI | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-09-04 | 2011-10-19 |
| 5.30 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.60 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.62 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2220mAh Battery | 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | 290 hours standby time 17.7 hours talk time |
| 4.16 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Nexus is slightly better than Lumia 730, having a overall score of 64.3 against 59.7. Despite being the best we are comparing here, the Galaxy Nexus is a notably older, just a bit heavier and a little thicker cellphone than the Lumia 730. The Galaxy Nexus works with Android 4.3 OS, while Lumia 730 works with Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Denim UI OS.
Lumia 730 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Nexus, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the Lumia 730 also has a higher number of cores and a better 450 MHz graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Lumia 730 have very similar displays, they have the same display pixel density, the same resolution of 1280 x 720 and a screen of the same size.
Lumia 730 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Nexus, because although it has just 8 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Nokia Lumia 730 takes slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Nokia Lumia 730 also has a way larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments and a camera with a way higher 6.7 mega-pixels resolution.
The Lumia 730 counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy Nexus, because it has 2220mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Nexus not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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