The Next Nexus

When Google started its Nexus phone line with the Nexus One a seemlingly long two years ago, the Nexus torch was lit, with Google's goal as "One Android for all." Google's (produced by Samsung) Nexus phones have always been top-of-the-line technology, with the highest possible specifications possible at the time of creation; when the phone was realeased, having a 1ghz processor was relatively unheard of at the time. Now, two years later, the newest Nexus phone, the Galaxy Nexus, sports a 1.2 ghz dual-core processor, a prime example of Google giving effort to be the best of the best.

Only three buttons this time...

Samsung has finally managed to develop a higher resolution display than Apple's revered Retina display; the newest Apple phone, the iPhone 4s, has a screen resolution of 960-by-540 pixels; the Galaxy Nexus, borrowing some technology from Samsung's sister Galaxy series, has a gargantuan 4.65 inch display, allowing for full 1280-by-720, the equivalent to the average desktop computer resolution.

Unlike most Android phones, the Galaxy Nexus doesn't have the option of expandable storage; only two models will be made, with 16gb and 32gb. This can be viewed as some sort of limit similar to the iPhone, but unline the iPhone, the back panel is able to be taken off to remove the battery, something the iPhone is still lacking.

Another advantage the iPhone has is in its newly upgraded camera, posessing an 8mp camera over the Galaxy Nexus' smaller 5mp camera. Fortunately, the Galaxy Nexus has full 1080p video capture, equivalent to Apple's capturing ability.

The final blow to Apple lies within the internal software; the Galaxy Nexus is the first  phone to have Google's new Android 4.0 operating system (as it is Google's child). New features such as facial recognition and screen capture (similar to hitting the "Print Screen" button on a PC) set it out from the previous iterations of Android, 2.3 and 3.0. Interestingly, the option to resize widgets (another thing Apple is still missing) is present; stacks are also being brought into the app mix. The new operating system aims to be a generic operating system for both tablets and smartphones alike; this means getting a similar interface to Android 3.0 Honeycomb, currently running on Android's newer tablets.