LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) vs Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720)
Side by side comparison between LG Cookie Fresh vs Samsung Google Nexus S phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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AMOLED
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480x800
5
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0.3mp
512MB
RAM
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Single-core
1500
mAh
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(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
3 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| 2.1 + A2DP |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| WAP, HTML / HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) |
| Other model names | LG Cookie Fresh GS290, LG GS290 Cookie Fresh | Sprint Samsung Nexus S 4G-WiMax SPH-D720, Samsung Soju |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | LG | Samsung |
| Release date | 4/8/2010 | 5/8/2011 |
| Depth | 12.5 millimeters (0.49 inches) | 11.2 millimeters (0.44 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 52.9 x 108 millimeters (2.08 x 4.25 in) | 63 x 123.9 millimeters (2.48 x 4.88 in) |
| Weight | 89 grams (3.12 ounces) | 131 grams (4.59 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~44.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~58.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 3 Single 3110 (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 40MB | 16GB (13GB available) eMMC |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 75/25 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | WiMAX 802.16 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, WiMAX |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | VGA (720x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) LGIP-430N | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 390 hours (16.3 days) | 428 hours (17.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Orange on white, Purple on white, Blue on light silver • Flash UI • Cartoon UI with Live Square • Handwriting recognition • 1000 entries in phonebook • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Contour Display with curved glass screen • Panorama photo • WiFi hotspot • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Cookie Fresh (GS290) | Samsung Google Nexus S (SPH-D720) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |