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Full Specifications October 23, 2026
Samsung · 2011

Samsung Google Nexus S 4G

Samsung Google Nexus S 4G Android smartphone. Announced Mar 2011. Features 4.0″ display, Hummingbird chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, Oleophobic coating.

Display 4.0"
Chipset Hummingbird
RAM 512 GB
Storage 16GB storage, no card slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1500 mAh
Build 131g, 10.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, March. Released 2011, May 08
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 512MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video w480p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 428 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer Photo/video editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input Near Field Communications

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, March. Released 2011, May 08
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating
Card slot No
Internal 16GB 512MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video w480p@30fps
Single VGA
Dimensions 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 428 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer Photo/video editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input Near Field Communications
Colors Black
SAR 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)
Price About 150 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
35.4/100
Entry-level

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Processor 33.6
Display 54.3
Camera 32.3
Battery 32
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