Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

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Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A

Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A

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Samsung Galaxy A3 or Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A
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Release date 2014, October 2011, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm | 4.88 x 4.88 x 2.48 in
Weight 110.3 g | 3.89 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold White, Black
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 45.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.5% 58.3%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps w480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Hummingbird Exynos
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 306 PowerVR SGX540
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1/1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 82
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 280
GeekBench 4 Single Core 490
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1115
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 811

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A300F, A300FU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A300G 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A300M 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A300YZ
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 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, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+

- MP4/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Organizer
-Photo/video editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
-Near Field Communications
Versions
- Versions: A300F with 1 GB RAM; A300FU with 1.5 GB RAM

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

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