LG Magna vs Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Comparison and Differences

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LG Magna or Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Magna Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A
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Release date 2015, February 2011, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.8 x 69.9 x 10.1 mm | 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.75 in 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm | 4.88 x 4.88 x 2.48 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
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Colors Black, White, Gold White, Black
Battery 2540 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 350 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 45.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.5% 58.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps w480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm) - Hummingbird Exynos
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - H502 model
- 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Mali-400MP2 - H502 model PowerVR SGX540
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - H502 model
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (lte model only)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- MP4/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Organizer
-Photo/video editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
-Near Field Communications
Versions
- Also known as LG Magna H502F, H500F

- Also known as Google Nexus S i9020T for T-Mobile

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