Orange San Francisco vs Samsung Google Nexus S

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  San Francisco: 6.5 mm narrower

  San Francisco:

  56.5 mm

  Google Nexus S:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  San Francisco: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  San Francisco:

  3.5 in

  Google Nexus S:

  4 in

• Depth

  Google Nexus S: 0.9 mm thinner

  San Francisco:

  11.8 mm

  Google Nexus S:

  10.9 mm

• Height

  San Francisco: 7.9 mm shorter

  San Francisco:

  116 mm

  Google Nexus S:

  123.9 mm

• Release year

  San Francisco:

  2011

  Google Nexus S:

  2010

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. San Francisco

   Height:

   116 mm

   Width:

   56.5 mm

   Depth:

   11.8 mm +0.9 mm versus Google Nexus S

2. 2. Google Nexus S

   Height:

   123.9 mm +7.9 mm versus San Francisco

   Width:

   63 mm +6.5 mm versus San Francisco

   Depth:

   10.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. San Francisco

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   34.9 cm²

2. 2. Google Nexus S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Google Nexus S has approximately 30.6% more rectangular screen area than San Francisco.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.