Both the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Samsung Nexus Prime are two of the greatest smartphones – Android or not – to ever come into existence.
Design
1st : Galaxy S2 : 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49mm, 117g, 4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus 800×480
2nd: Galaxy Nexus : 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g, 4.65 Inch Super HD AMOLED 1280×720 Display
Most people the like the phone to be light and slimmer. Galaxy S2 is both lighter and slimer than Galaxy nexus. The Galaxy Nexus Prime has a larger screen, but it remains to be seen whether that will translate to better pixel density.
Display
1st: Galaxy Nexus : 4.65 inch Super AMOLED HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels
2nd: Galaxy S2 : 4.27-inch, 800x480px, 218ppi, Super AMOLED Plus
Both hand set has Super Amoled display however the Nexus Prime has a bigger screen with better resolution of 1280 x 720 the display is superb and the display is said to feature curved glass.
Engine Room
1st :Galaxy Nexus :TI OMAP 4460 dual-core Cortex A9 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz
2nd :Galaxy S2 : Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
Prime no doubt will have atleast 1.2 GHz dual core or 1.5 GHz dual core while Galax S2 has 1.2 GHz. Prime comes with the latest Android version 4. which is Ice Cream Sandwich compare to Galaxy S2 (Gengerbread) although no doubt Galaxy S 2 will get the upgrade when is released. The winner in this category is Nexus Prime
RAM
Tie: Galaxy S2 : 1 RAM
Tie: Galaxy Nexus: 1RAM
Both phones run on 1RAM
Camera
1st: Galaxy S2 : 8MP LED Flash rear, 2MP front, 1080p video capture
2nd: Galaxy Nexus : 5MP LED Flash rear, 1.3MP front, 1080p video capture
Prime only has 5MP (which is a big let down) and 1.3MP front while Galaxy S2 has 8MP and 2Mp front camera.
Connectivity
1st: Galaxy S2 : Wi-Fi, NFC, 4G, BT 3.0, DLNA, Wi-Fi tethering
2nd: Galaxy Nexus: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, NFC support, Wi-Fi tendering
Both phones have got the basics although Galaxy S2 have 4G, DLNA. However this might not be a big deal in the UK that there’s no 4G radio or NFC technology included but in other countries where both infrastructures exist, that could be quite a let down.
Battery Life
Tie : Galaxy S2 :1650mAh, up to 8 hours talk time
Tie : Galaxy Nexus :1750mAh Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G
Its a tie since both Phones has up to 8 hours talktime on 3G, although Prime has a bigger battery.
Software
1st: Galaxy Nexus : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
2nd: Galaxy S2 : Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread + TouchWiz 4.0
Prime is running on Ice Cream Sandwicj although Ga;axy S2 will likely to be getting the updates on Ice Cream Sandwich.
There are enough rumors floating around that suggest that some great features will be implemented into ICS. The possibility of having the Chrome browser on Android phones sounds great, even with the already superior browser that ships with the OS.
Storage
1st: Galaxy S2 : 16GB + microSD
2nd: Galaxy Nexus : 16/32GB
Internal phone storage is probably still more critical in Android even though the system can now cope with apps placed on the microSD card. but this MicroSD card you can get more removable storage, then it is possible to have a whopping 64GB to play with on the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Price
1st: Galaxy S2 : £410 (16GB)
- 2nd: Galaxy Nexus :£515 (16GB)
Galaxy S2 is cheaper than Nexus
Conclusion
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