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Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile
SGH-T989Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint
SPH-L700| Global Score | |
| 65.3 | 66.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.3, 2.3.6, 2.3.5 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-08-30 | 2012-04-16 |
| 5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.77 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 207 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.80 aperture |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.5 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 167 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 7.5 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus Sprint has an overall score of 66.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S II T-Mobile's 65.3 global score. The Galaxy Nexus Sprint construction has the same thickness than the Galaxy S II T-Mobile, but it's just a little heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Nexus Sprint has a more recent 4.3 version while Galaxy S II T-Mobile has Android 4.1.2, giving a couple additional features and a performance increase.
Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Nexus Sprint, although it has a weaker 266 megahertz graphics processor, they both have the same RAM amount and 2 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S II T-Mobile, because it has a much higher 1280 x 720px resolution, a lot greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy Nexus Sprint, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile also has a larger aperture to capture better images in low light environments and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Nexus Sprint has just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S II T-Mobile, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Nexus Sprint has a battery life that is very similar to the battery life in Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint is also a lot cheaper.
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