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$226
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3.5G
  • 4"
  • 1 GHz
Released December, 2010
The NFC google wallet app is very cool and I have to say its easier to make purchases(no pulling the wallet out sliding out the the debt card).
Rated 100% by by Brian-Dortch--BrianDigital (Nov, 2011)
 
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 3.5G
  • 3.7"
  • 1.4 GHz
Released October, 2011
The Social hubs is essential a unified inbox for social networking, while the other two hubs are shops for music tracks and games.
Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2011)
 
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general

Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs N/A
Announced date Dec, 2010 vs Aug, 2011
Manufacturer's product page www.google.com vs Unknown
Urls
Product link vs
Release date Dec, 2010 vs Oct, 2011
Brand Samsung vs Samsung
Carriers
Telus Mobility vs
Sprint vs
T-Mobile vs
Orange vs
Vodaphone Ireland vs
Virgin Mobile UK vs
Bell Mobility vs
Virgin Mobile vs
Vodafone vs
Manufacturer code GT-I9020 vs I8150
Replaced
HTC Nexus One vs
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 76.49% vs 80%

screen

Type Super AMOLED vs TFT LCD
Size 4" vs 3.7"
Resolution 800 x 480 vs 800 x 480
Touchscreen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Multitouch Yes vs Yes
PPI 232 ppi vs 251 ppi

form factor

Weight 129 g vs 112 g
Thickness 11 mm vs 12 mm
Size 63 x 124 x 11 mm vs 60 x 116 x 12 mm
Numeric keypad None vs None
Keyboard None vs None
Is waterproof No vs No

hardware

Clock speed 1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Number of cores Single core vs Single core
Ram 0.5 GB vs 0.5 GB
Internal storage 16 GB vs 1.7 GB
Supported card formats
microSD vs
microSDHC vs

sensors

Has an assisted GPS Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope Yes vs No

music

Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm
Supports FM radio No vs Yes
Transmits music over FM radio No vs No

photo & video

Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP
Resolution 5 MP vs 5 MP
Flash Yes vs Yes
Secondary camera 0.3 MP vs 0.3 MP
Video format 720 x 480 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
Video out None vs None

software

Operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean vs Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Multitasking Yes vs Yes
App store Android Market vs Android Market
Browser benchmark 1,804 ms vs Unknown
Adobe flash support No vs Yes
App store size 700,000 apps vs 700,000 apps

cellular

Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G
Networks
HSUPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
UMTS (0.38 Mb/s) vs
EDGE (0.38 Mb/s) vs
HSDPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
GSM (0.01 Mb/s) vs
Download speed 8.03 Mb/s vs Unknown
Upload speed 2.23 Mb/s vs Unknown
Network latency 83 ms vs Unknown

connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11g vs
802.11b vs
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Supports NFC Yes vs No
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 vs Bluetooth v3.0

battery

Talk time 840 min vs 1,099 min
Standby time 42,780 min vs 31,800 min
Capacity 1,500 mA·h vs 1,500 mA·h
Removable Yes vs Yes
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion