Comparison of HTC Wildfire S and Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250 smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC Wildfire S

Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

Samsung

Phone model

Wildfire S

Galaxy Nexus I9250

Year of release

2011

2011

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

101 mm

136 mm

Body width

59 mm

68 mm

Body thickness

12.4 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

105 g

135 g

Volume

74.61 cm³

81.88 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White
• Black
• Lilac

• Gray
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM7227

• Texas Instruments OMAP 4460

CPU clock speed

600 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX540

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 512 MB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Texas Instruments OMAP 4 4460

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1230

1750

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

3 h

Call duration in GSM networks

8 h 10 min

17 h

Standby time in GSM networks

360 h

290 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h

8 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

570 h

270 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

4.65 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

180 ppi

316 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

8 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

Touch focus

White balance

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

24 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

3.0

3.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Facebook

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.89 W/kg

0.3 W/kg