Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Google Nexus S 4G
Year of release
2011

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
124 mm (millimeters)
Body width
63 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
10.9 mm (millimeters)
Weight
131 g (grams)
Volume
85.08 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Cortex A8 Hummingbird
CPU clock speed
1000 MHz (megahertz) place #93
Number of processor cores
1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • PowerVR SGX540
GPU clock speed
200 MHz (megahertz)

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
512 MB (megabytes) place #15
RAM frequency
200 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 16 GB (gigabytes)
place #9

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Samsung Exynos 3 Single 3110

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
1500 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
6 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
428 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
6 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
230 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4 in (inches) place #121
Screen resolution
800 x 480 pixels place #109
Pixel density
233 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
Super AMOLED
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.667 (16:10)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
5 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
2560 x 1920 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Aperture
f/2.6
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Touch focus
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
720 x 480 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
0.3 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
730 x 411 pixels
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Video calls
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
VoIP telephony

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
CDMA support
CDMA frequencies
  • CDMA 800 MHz
  • CDMA 1900 MHz
CDMA2000 support
WiMAX support

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards
  • 1xEV-DO Rev. A (3.1/1.8 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1 + EDR
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • PBAP
  • FTP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Built-in stereo speakers
Streaming audio
Number of polyphony voices
40
Dictaphone
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Google Maps
  • Google Talk
  • YouTube
  • Google Search

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • 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
0.64 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • user's guide
  • warranty
  • charger
  • usb-cable