| Local Name | Google Nexus S |
| Additional Information | Previously known as Samsung i9020 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2010, December |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, December |
| Dimensions | 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) |
| Weight | 129 g (4.55 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.0 inches (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Oleophobic coating |
| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Hummingbird |
| CPU | 1 GHz Cortex-A8 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB, 512 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus |
| Video | w480p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player, Organizer, Photo/video editor, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input, Near Field Communications |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black, White |
| SAR US | 0.58 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.47 W/kg (head) |