Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Google Nexus S i9023
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
129 g (grams)
Volume
85.08 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • ARM Cortex-A8
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 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1500 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
14 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
650 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
6 h 42 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
370 h (hours)
Video watching duration
7 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 LCD
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
Digital zoom
4 X
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Shooting settings
Autofocus
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
Speed dial
Video calls
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1700 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

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
  • 802.11 b
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

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
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
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)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

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

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • YouTube
  • Google Talk

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.5 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • pc connection cable
  • charger
  • stereo headset