Google Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4s 16GB

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Comparing the Google Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4s 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Galaxy Nexus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB runs at 1.0 GHz, making Google Galaxy Nexus the better performer.


Display: Google Galaxy Nexus offers a screen size of 4.65 inches, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Google Galaxy Nexus the larger display of the two. Google Galaxy Nexus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 4s 16GB's IPS LCD, making Google Galaxy Nexus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Google Galaxy Nexus offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 4s 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Galaxy Nexus offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 0.3 MP, making Google Galaxy Nexus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Galaxy Nexus offers a higher battery capacity with 1750 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 1430 mAh, making Google Galaxy Nexus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Google Galaxy Nexus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 16 GB, making Google Galaxy Nexus the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Nov, 2011
24 Nov, 2011
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
TI OMAP
Apple A5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.65 inches (11.81 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1750 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(12,309 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
iOS v5
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Poor
Excellent

Chipset

TI OMAP 4460
Apple A5 APL0498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
PowerVR SGX 543MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
DDR2
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.65 inches  (11.81 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
640x960 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

316 ppi
330 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.75 %
54.03 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

135.5 mm
115.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

67.9 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.90 mm
9.30 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

135 grams
140 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.435 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Poor
Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
640x480 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1750 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.33 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.66 Hours(2G)
Up to 8 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB / 8 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2300(band 30)
N/A
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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