- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Samsung Galaxy S III
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- Nokia Lumia 820
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rated 90% by by TrustedReviews (Feb, 2012)It'll focus in on subjects around 10cm away in good lighting conditions, but the level of detail captured is not hugely impressive, with clear signs of heavy processing visible when zoomed-in to pixel level.
by GSM Arena (May, 2012)The HTC Evo 4G LTE is also equipped with an FM radio, which has a pretty simple interface.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus compared to the HTC EVO 4G
GHz1.2
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 4G
Rated 90% by by TrustedReviews (Feb, 2012)There's no dedicated video output, although the microUSB socket can output video easily enough as it is an MHL port.
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4G
screen size
4.7"
4.3"
Galaxy Nexus by Javyrmz (Jun, 2012)This phone has very many positive's the screen size, screen size, fast 1.2Ghz processor, Google apps, Google music, 720p display, great camera with no shutter lag and panoramic mode are great.
EVO 4G by matt1229 (Jul, 2011)The phone is perfect in size, the screen is nice and big, and you can set up all you ever need to only be a touch away.
screen resolution
Galaxy Nexus by GSM Arena (Oct, 2011)Black are deep, colors are bright and the detail the ultra-high resolution provides is unparalleled.
EVO 4G by c|net (May, 2010)The display shows vibrant colors and the sharp WVGA 800x480-pixel resolution makes everything look crisp.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
processor
Galaxy Nexus by MusicFan (Dec, 2011)Between dual core and the optimized ICS, this baby is smooth and fast.
EVO 4G by alphasol (Oct, 2012)The 1.5 dual core snapdragon is extremely fast & can run any of the latest games available in google play & is preloaded with ICS.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 8 MP |
Galaxy Nexus by c|net (May, 2012)The main camera has a 5-megapixel resolution, but you also can shoot in 3 megapixels, 1.3 megapixels, QVGA, and VGA.
EVO 4G by Arun-Jeevanand (Mar, 2011)If you love big screen phone with great camera, speed, resolution and everything else.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs HTC EVO 4G
cpu speed
Galaxy Nexus by MusicFan (Dec, 2011)Reinforced glass is nice too, really no need to put a screen protector on it and dull the clarity.-Processor speed.
EVO 4G by Richard-Cabrera (Jun, 2010)but overall I keep the brightness on auto.2 - Battery life for a phone that size, the amount of data it crunches in/out, the speed of the processor, etc, etc..
browser benchmark
Galaxy Nexus by The Verge (Nov, 2011)It feels fast and modern, and frankly might be better than Gmail in the browser in some ways.
EVO 4G by The Verge (May, 2012)It's similarly top-notch in Sunspider, a test of browser performance, and in our graphics tests as well.
download speed
Galaxy Nexus by Richard-AllenIn my personal usage I have seen LTE download speeds in excess of 30 Mbps and EVDO at a solid average of 1 Mbps.
talk time
506 min
312 min
Galaxy Nexus by hsrob (May, 2012)My battery stats when it's nearly drained show 1.5+ hours of talk time and 2.5+ hours of the screen being on, with 4G in use some of the time.
EVO 4G by Daniel-Murphy--Dan-Murphy (Jun, 2010)Battery life: I'm guessing 4 hours of continual multi-use, way better than that for talk time only.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the HTC EVO 4G
| Store much more stuff | 32 GB | vs | 1 GB |
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| 32x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards | |||
| Screen uses OLED technology | Yes | vs | No |
| About half of phones are OLED; OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power | |||
| Much faster real world upload speeds | 3.58 Mb/s | vs | 1.55 Mb/s |
| Around 2.5x faster actual upload speed | |||
| Much faster maximum data rate | 300 Mbit/s (802.11n) | vs | 54 Mbit/s (802.11g) |
| More than 5.5x faster maximum data rate | |||
| Supports NFC | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications | |||
| Records significantly higher definition video | 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps | vs | 1280 x 720 @ Unknown |
| 67.5x higher definition video | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 315 ppi | vs | 216 ppi |
| Around 50% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Significantly higher resolution screen | 1280 x 720 | vs | 800 x 480 |
| Around 2.5x higher resolution screen | |||
| Significantly newer operating system | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | vs | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Newer Android OS; Get all the latest features and security updates with a more recent version | |||
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
| Twice as many cores; each additional core lets your phone do more without visible UI slowdowns and jerkiness | |||
| Smaller | 68 x 135 x 9 mm | vs | 66 x 122 x 13 mm |
| Around 20% smaller | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Lighter | 149 g | vs | 170 g |
| More than 10% lighter | |||
| Quite a bit thinner | 9 mm | vs | 13 mm |
| Around 30% thinner | |||
| Marginally newer | Nov, 2011 | vs | Jun, 2010 |
| Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Longer talk time | 506 min | vs | 312 min |
| More than 60% longer talk time; go days without charging | |||
| Faster processor | 1.2 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,750 mA·h | vs | 1,500 mA·h |
| Around 20% more battery capacity | |||
| Better browser benchmark | 905 ms | vs | 1,492 ms |
| Around 40% better browser benchmark; load pages more quickly on your mobile device | |||
| Faster real world download speeds | 10.87 Mb/s | vs | 5.41 Mb/s |
| More than 2x faster actual download speed | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 84.66% | vs | 80.03% |
| Around 10% more highly reviewed by consumers | |||
| Bigger screen | 4.7" | vs | 4.3" |
| Around 10% bigger screen | |||
| Longer standby time | 17,400 min | vs | 8,760 min |
| Around 2x longer standby time | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
| Has expandable storage | microSD, microSDHC | vs | None |
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| Use storage cards to increase your phone's capacity for apps and data | |||
| Supports FM radio | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Listen to music and news from local radio stations | |||
| Much better theoretical download speed | 128 Mb/s (WiMAX) | vs | 20 Mb/s (LTE) |
| Around 6.5x better theoretical download speed; enjoy lightning fast downloads on modern networks | |||
| Significantly higher resolution front camera | 8 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| 60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Samsung Galaxy S II Least latency on actual networks |
 | 3 | Nokia Lumia 820 Longest battery life during active use |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 3-way tie: OK operating system |
 | 7 | LG Optimus L9 Better than usual battery capacity |
