Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Google Nexus S

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Google Nexus S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Google Nexus S runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Google Nexus S offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the larger display of the two. Google Nexus S features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy S2's Super AMOLED Plus, making Google Nexus S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Google Nexus S offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Google Nexus S offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher battery capacity with 1650 mAh, while Google Nexus S offers 1500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Google Nexus S offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S2
₹13,503
(Discontinued)
Google Nexus S
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

28 Apr, 2011
16 Dec, 2010

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
Super AMOLED
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1650 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(951 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
1 GHz, Cortex 8

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %
58.29 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

125.3 mm
123.9 mm

Width

66.1 mm
63 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm
10.88 mm

Weight

116 grams
129 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2560 x 1920 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
2 fps
Other

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

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