Samsung Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) vs Motorola P50
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola P50 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.65"
AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280
5
MP
MP
1.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1850
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
6.3"
IPS
IPS
1080x2520
48
MP
MP
25mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Motorola P50
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5 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body, glass front / Plastic body, glass front/back |
| 60Hz |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Model | Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 |
| Other model names | Verizon Google Galaxy Nexus CDMA, Toro | Lenovo P50 XT1970-5 (128GB + 6GB RAM) |
| Country or region available |  USA |  China |
| Brand | Samsung | Motorola |
| Release date | 12/15/2011, Announced: 10/29/2011 | 6/20/2019, Announced: 5/15/2019 |
| Depth | 9.47 millimeters (0.37 inches) | 8.7 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 67.94 x 135.5 millimeters (2.67 x 5.33 in) | 71.2 x 160 millimeters (2.8 x 6.3 in) |
| Weight | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) | 180 grams (6.3 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Plastic body, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP52 certified: protection against dust and splashing |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | LTPS IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4.65" inches | 6.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~81.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels (16:9) | 1080x2520 pixels (21:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 316 PPI | 435 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Cristal Dinorex (NEG) |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | 2.5D glass |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| System version | Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | ZUI 11 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 (45nm) | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 9609 (10nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A73 (Quad-core) 4x 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX540 MP1 (384MHz) | ARM Mali-G72 MP3 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 143124 (v7) Geekbench: 5425 (v4.4) GFXBench: 7.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 32GB (28GB available) | 128GB (116GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat3 (Bands 13) | LTE Cat6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) TD-LTE (34, 39, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) TD-LTE (34, 39, 40, 41) |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (dual camera) 48 megapixels 5MP depth f/2.2 |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.8 (aperture) | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@60fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 5760x4320 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.9µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) Dolby Atmos |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro-B USB MHL | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1850 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 12 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 150 hours (6.3 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Curved glass screen (Contour Display) • Oleophobic coating resistance screen • Google Maps 5.0 3D • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Sapphire gradient, Bronze gradient • Moto Actions, Moto Display • Silicon case included • TurboPower: 7h in 15min |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Nexus (SCH-i515 32GB) | Motorola P50 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.316W/kg (head), 1.39W/kg (body) | 0.34W/kg (head), 1.45W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |