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Design
Manufacture	Sony	Samsung
Model	Xperia S	Galaxy Nexus
Form factor	Block	Block
Weight	144 gram	135 gram
Size (HxWxD)	128 x 64 x 11mm	136 x 68 x 9mm
Operating System	Android 2.3	Android 4.0

Communication
Networks	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 850, 900, 1900, 2100	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
HSCSD
GPRS
EDGE
UMTS
HSDPA
HSPA+
WiMAX
LTE (4G light)
WLAN / Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
SMS
MMS
Email

Connectivity
HDMI out
USB port
MHL
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version	2.0	NA
DLNA
GPS
Glonass
ANT+
IrDA
NFC

Camera
3.5 mm audio connector
Camera
Camera resolution	12.1 megapixels, autofocus, f/2.4, 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer, smile shutter, geo tagging, 3	5 megapixel CMOS sensor
Image Stabilization
BSI sensor
Camera Flash/Light
Flash type	NA	NA
Video recording
Video capture resolution	NA	NA

Display
Second Camera	1.3 megapixel	1.3 megapixel
Display size	4.3 inches	4.65 inches
Touchscreen
Colour display
Number of colours	16,777,216	16,700,000
Display resolution (WxH)	720 x 1280 pixels	720 x 1280 pixels
PPI	342	316
Second Display	NA	NA

Hardware
CPU	1.5 GHz, dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon. MSM8260	1.2 GHz dual-core
GPU	NA	NA
Memory	1 GB RAM. 1 to 1.5 GB storage. 32 GB on built in eMMC	1 GB RAM. 32 GB storage
Micro SIM
Dual SIM

Multimedia
MP3
Ringtones / Music file format	MP3	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Java
Games	NA	Yes
FM Radio

Power management
Battery	1750 mAh	1750 mAh
Standby time (h)	450	NA
Talktime (m)	450	NA

Features
Wireless Charging
Browser	Android HTML Webkit	Android HTML Webkit
Calendar
Voicedialing
IP Code	NA	NA
Predictive text
RSS reader
Voicememo
PC Synchronization
SyncML
Website	Website	Website
Price history	Available	Available
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