The war between Samsung and Apple is not new. But with the entry of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, the war reached a new level altogether. Samsung changed it flagship device and brought something which was absolutely path-breaking in terms of technology. The device was launched at a time when iPhone 4S, Apple’s latest smartphone, was enjoying a great time. One could visibly notice the change in consumers' preferences from iPhone 4S to Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Apart from Samsung’s classy technology, Galaxy Nexus got Google’s new Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Ice Cream Sandwich, again, was something that the world needed. The new Android platform carved a niche for itself and the Galaxy Nexus too.
Comparisons between Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 4S are obvious but there are reasons why you should prefer Galaxy Nexus over iPhone 4S. We list here a few of those reasons for you...
1. Display:Samsung Galaxy Nexus comes with a gigantic 11.8-cm (4.6-inch) capacity HD wide screen as compared to Apple iPhone 4S which adorns a 8.9-cm (3.5-inch) display with 640 x 960 pixels resolution. Galaxy Nexus comes with the Super AMOLED HD display and delivers superior colour, enhanced readability and reduces power consumption. Samsung has shared this capability with the recently launched Galaxy Note only. The 720P HD resolution enhances the experience of viewing HD videos, playing games, browsing the Web, reading e-mail and reading e-books. Users don't need to scroll constantly because they get higher resolution as unlike in Apple's iPhone 4S.
2. Screen:When it comes to the screen sizes, layout and customisation, Android smartphones are a step ahead of iPhone. Samsung has given Galaxy Nexus a reconfigurable Widget Size which allows the users to put all the folders to the main toolbar. Apart from the built-in Gmail and Calendar widgets, users are allowed to customise the layout of most widgets simply by dragging and dropping to to fit them the way they want the home screen to look.
3. Size and weight:Even with bigger dimensions and screen, Galaxy Nexus is 5gms lighter and 0.5mm thinner than iPhone 4S.
4. Free Navigation Software:Galaxy Nexus offers its users free navigation software. This software comes along with free map data and updates, which is not the case with iPhone 4S. That's not all, the operating system of Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.0 also supports turn-by-turn voice navigation for driving directions. This feature can help users in replacing the in-car dash or GPS navigator and save money.
5. 4G LTE:This is surely a major advantage of Galaxy Nexus. The 4G LTE support gives the device 10 times faster speed than that of iPhone 4S that supports 3G. This allows users to download huge files and apps with much ease. The personal hotspot feature of Galaxy Nexus enables users to work almost anywhere.
6. NFC Support:The Near Field Communication (NFC) technology of Galaxy Nexus is a another boon which makes the device a futuristic one. NFC helps in facilitating monetary transactions and exchange of digital content. iPhone 4S does not have this feature.
7. Better Web browsing:As far as Web browsing is concerned, both the handsets perform good in their class. But Samsung Galaxy Nexus scores in the way that it comes with Flash support and many of modern day's websites rely on flash.
8. Memory:Galaxy Nexus is a winner in this one too. It comes with 1 GB RAM capacity which enables high level of multi-tasking while iPhone 4S offers 512 MB RAM.
9. Processor:The processor of Galaxy Nexus has considerably faster CPU clock speed. It is estimated to be 1.5x faster than iPhone 4S.
10. Multi-tasking:Both the smartphones are capable of multi-tasking in their own right but Galaxy Nexus gains because of the Android advantage. Android apps give a PC-like experience when it comes to multi-tasking. Apps in Android are allowed to do whatever they want to on Android platform. However, iOS force suspends all the apps currently not in use unless they use one of the specific background functions that Apple allows.
11. Open Source advantage:Galaxy Nexus clearly has the advantage of Android being open source. Android is publicly available which means that anyone can copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees. If at all any weakness is found in the platform, it is quickly fixed by the community. There is no cap on how much users can tweak their Android experience. Users can unlock Galaxy Nexus, root the device and customise it with a new ROM and the user experience completely. iPhone 4S does not provide such freedom to its users.
