Samsung Galaxy S2 Vs Nokia N9

Design &Build Quality:

Looks like Nokia gave out their best on this one. Nokia N9 comes with a stunningly beautiful design and attractive colors. plastic is not used at all and this one is expected from Nokia. On the other hand, Galaxy S2 doesn't look that impressive which i also mentioned in some of the previous comparisons. Galaxy S2 is made of plastic and less resistant to falls.

Winner: Nokia N9

Screen Size/Display:

Nokia N9 comes with a 3.9 inch screen, AMOLED display, FWVGA resolution. on the other hand, Galaxy S2 comes with a 4.3-inch, Super-AMOLED display with almost near resolution. Both have a Gorilla glass that can resist scratches.

Winner: Galaxy S2 slightly edges out here.

Processor:

Nokia N9 (or MeeGo if it is) failed badly to give a competition on this one. They are running on a OMAP 3630 TI Chipset with ARM cortex A8 processor (single core) and a decent PowerVR SGX530 GPU.

Galaxy S2 is running on Exynos Chipset made by Samsung or Tegra 2 from NVidia (available in both the models) clocked at 1.2GHz (dual core) using Mali 400MP GPU.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy S2

Camera:

Both feature a 8MP primary camera that can do decent still photography and comes with the features like Geo Tagging, touch-focus, auto focus, dual led. it's a tie here.

Coming to the Video part, Samsung Galaxy S2 can do a recording of 1080p while N9 is only limited to 720p

Winner: Samsung Galaxy S2

Memory: 

Nokia N9 beats Galaxy S2 on this one. Both have an internal 16GB memory/32GB models but Nokia N9 is expandable to 64GB memory. so, Nokia N9 is the winner here.

Winner: Nokia N9

Eco System and Apps:

Considering MeeGo as a comparatively new OS, i will give Android the score on this one which has a vast App Store and the internet Giant's support.

Winner: Galaxy S2/Android

Battery Life:

Nokia could have done better here. Galaxy S2 offers a 710Hr/610Hr standby and 18Hr/8.5Hr talktime in 2G and 3G respectively where as Nokia N9 lasts for 380Hr/450Hr standby and 11Hr/7Hr talk-time.

Winner: Galaxy S2

Verdict: Galaxy S2 beats Nokia N9 in almost all the key categories. The only scope for Nokia N9 to sell would be the pricing factor. Go ahead Nokia. Give it a best shot on this one. May be a 20k-23k pricetag would do the magic.

Nokia N9 hands on from Engadget: Video

Nokia long waited N9 has finally arrived. This fantabulous chic running on Meego with an AMOLED display has reached the hands of engadget first. It is reportedly having a stunning design and you will see it in the video shared below. Engadget has also come up with a series of gallery images of a red and blue coloured N9. find the images here at the engadget's site.

Nokia N9 Specs:
Announced Date: 21st June 2011
Release Date: Coming soon.
Operating System: Meego/Harmattan v 1.2
Processor: OMAP 3630  chipset by TI based on ARM Cortxe A8 processor clocked at 1Gig.
                 PowerVR SGX530 GPU
Screen-Size/Resolution: 3.9-inch/FWVGA (480*854 Pixel Resolution)
Display: AMOLED with gorilla glass for scratch resistance
Memory: 16GB internal; expandable to 64GB
Form Factor: 116.5*61.2*12.1
Camera: 8MP CarlZeiss, 3264*2448, Auto Focus, Dual LED, Geo tagging, face-detection, touch-focus
Video: 720p @ 30fps
Battery(2G/3G): 380Hr/450Hr StandBy; 11Hr/7Hr Talktime, upto 50Hr Mediaplay;
USB: MicroUSB 2.0
Bluetooth: 2.1
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G: HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Pre-installed Angry Birds on the phone. 3.5mm audio jack support.