Samsung is known for its technology and elite class of products. Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Nexus which will be proved the good competitor of Samsung Galaxy S2, #1 rated Android Smartphone till today. Both the Smartphone have outstanding features and stylish look which increases the demand of the phone. The comparison of two classy phones of same brand name gives the clear idea on the basis of connectivity, operating system, and memory.

Operating system

Both Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S2 run on Google’s Android Operating system. But the Galaxy Nexus is powered by new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich build (ICS) whereas Samsung Galaxy S2 runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It is expected that Galaxy S2 will come with ICS very soon.

Samsung Galaxy S II - Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Samsung Galaxy Nexus - Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Processor

Now, the time of dual core processor as it improves the performance of the phones. The Galaxy Nexus has 1.2 GHz dual core processor and the same comes with Samsung Galaxy S2.

Display Screen

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has 4.6-inch super AMOLED HD capacitive touchscreen display. In contrast, the Galaxy S2 has 4.3 inches super AMOLED Plus display at a lower resolution of 800x480 pixels and a pixel density of 217ppi. The Galaxy Nexus has a full HD resolution of 720x1280 and a pixel density of 316ppi.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus - 4.65 inches super AMOLED HD Plus display screen with capacitive touchscreen
Samsung Galaxy S II - 4.3 inches super AMOLED Plus display

Design

The dimensions of Galaxy Nexus are 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm and weight is 135 gm while Galaxy S2 measurements are 66.1 x 125.3 x 8.49 mm and weighing 116g. This is a thin and lightweight Smartphone than Galaxy Nexus.

Memory

Both the Samsung phones come with 1GB of RAM and internal storage capacity of 16GB and 32GB. The devices also have microSD slot card expanding memory up to 32GB.

Connectivity

The Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S2 have many connectivity options like WLAN, Blutooth 2.1, Micro USB, 3G/HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE, and Wi-Fi. This user friendly device also supports GSM and CDMA. The Nexus also has Near Field Communication (NFC) support that could be used for Barclaycard or Oyster One Pulse-type touch.

Battery

The Galaxy Nexus is equipped with standard Li-ion 1750mAh battery which offers talk time up to 360 mins and stand by time up to 428 hours while Galaxy S2 will be powered with 1650 mAh Battery that provides stand by time up to 576 hours and talk time up to 540 mins.

Camera

The Galaxy S2 has primary 8 mega pixel of Camera with 3264x2448 pixels resolution which offers better quality of images and secondary 2 megapixels with video calling support. While Galaxy Nexus come with only 5 megapixel camera with 2592x1936 pixels resolution which is capable of 1080p video capture and video calling and secondary 1.3 megapixel front facing camera.

Samsung Galaxy S II - 8 mega pixel rear and 2 MP front facing
Samsung Galaxy Nexus - 5 mega pixel camera with 1.3 mega pixel front facing camera

Other features

Galaxy Nexus features Document and Image Editor, LTE connectivity, three-axis gyro sensor, social application such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc while Samsung Galaxy S2 features Gyroscope sensor, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, Picasa integration, JAVA, and many more.

Price

The price tag is unknown for Galaxy Nexus but it will be expected around Rs. 38,000. Samsung Galaxy S2 is priced around Rs. 30,000 in India.

Comparison table of Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S2

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