The Nexus S is the current flagship device from Google, whilst the iPhone 4 has been the flagship device for Apple for a while now. Although we do expect both devices to be superseded by successor models in 2011, nevertheless they are arguably the cream of the crop right now and merit a comparison of their own.
Both phones can claim what is the best and brightest of displays in the market right now. The Nexus S boasts Samsung's 4-inch capacitive Super AMOLED touchscreen, which is a 480 x 800 WVGA type resolution and supports 16. million colours. The iPhone 4 has a 3.5-inch Retina Display and has a higher resolution of 640 x 960 pixels.
A unique point to note is that both devices have front-facing cameras for video-calling. This is something that is surprisingly not a granted feature for the current batch of phones, despite all the chest-thumping about 3G, 3.5G and even 4G data speeds.
Both phones use high-end 1GHz processors. The iPhone 4 uses the 1GHz Apple A4 processor and the Nexus S uses a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor.
The Nexus S has an 8-megapixel camera whereas the iPhone 4 has a 5-megapixel camera. We do not suppose that the camera is the reason for buying either device, but in the comparison pictures that we have seen, pictures from the iPhone 4 are much clearer than pictures from the 8-megapixel Nexus S camera.
Frankly, it is quite a difficult thing to choose between both devices. It will probably come down to the type of apps and the interface that you are used to. Apple has more apps in its store for now, but Android is growing at such a pace that most analysts agree that it will eventually outpace its competitors.
Google Nexus S (approximately RM 1652)
3.5G HSDPA + HSUPA + WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Touchscreen Candybar, 8.0 MP Camera, 16 GB Memory + microSD (max 32GB), Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread)
The Nexus S is the world's first mobile phone to feature a 4-inch Contour Display. Its unique design and curved display make it easy to use while the powerful 1GHz application processor combined with the newest version of Android 2.3 or “Gingerbread” means users will enjoy one of the fastest and most seamless user experiences available. The combined Flash and HTML5 technology means internet browsing is high-speed and sophisticated.
Apple iPhone 4 (RM 1,350 onwards with contract)
3.5G 7.2Mbps HSDPA + WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Touchscreen Candybar, 5.0 MP Camera, 16/32GB Memory
The new hardware includes, a front-facing video chat camera, a 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad), and an improved display. The phone itself saw quite a few changes- a flat back, an aluminium border around the phone, it is also smaller than the 3GS, has a 16% larger battery and smaller components. The storage capacity of the iPhone 4 remains at 16 and 32GB.
The iPhone 4 has a 960x640 display, a secondary microphone for noise cancellation, split buttons for volume, Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic. In addition to the accelerometer, there is a gyroscope for added positional accuracy.
The iPhone 4 connects with Bluetooth, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
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| Model | Apple iPhone 4 | Google Nexus S |
| Market Status | Current Model | Coming Soon |
| technology | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900,3G HSDPA 900/1900 / 2100 |
| Dimension(mm) | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 | |
| Item Weight | 137 | |
| SARRating | - | - |
| Screen size | 640 x 960 , 3.5 inch (Touchscreen) | 4.0 inch, 800 x 480, Touch screen |
| Screen Color | Retina display-TFT , 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Line of Text | - | - |
| Menu Type | Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | - |
| Design Type | Blok | Blok |
| Navigation key | Multi-touch input method, Three-axis gyro sensor | - |
| Soft Key | Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | - |
| Other keys | Scratch-resistant surface | - |
| Keypad Lighting | - | - |
| Antenna | Internal | Internal |
| Phonebook | Unlimited | 1000 |
| Internal Memory | 16/32 GB storage | - |
| Memory Expansion | No | microSD, up to 32GB |
| Battery Type | Li-Ion | Li - Ion |
| Talk Time(minutes) | 560 | |
| Standby Time(hours) | 300 | |
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Entertainment
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| polyphonic | Yes | Yes, 64 chords polyphonics |
| Customization | | |
| MP3 | Yes | Yes |
| FMRadio | No | Yes |
| Video Support | Video player, TV-Out | MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 |
| Voice Support | Voice command/dial | - |
| Audio Support | Audio player | MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
3.5 mm audio jack |
| Games | - | - |
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Connectivity
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| Bluetooth | Yes, ver 2.1 | Yes, ver 3.0 |
| Infrared (IrDA) | No | No |
| USB port | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| Support 3G | Yes | Yes |
| Data Types/GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) | Yes |
| WIFI | 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz only) | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA |
| HSDPA | Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | Yes |
| Data cable | Yes | - |
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Messaging
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| SMS | Yes | Yes |
| EMS | No | Yes |
| MMS | Yes | Yes |
| Email | Yes | Yes, Push Email |
| Instant Messaging | Yes | Yes |
| PTT/POC | No | No |
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Software
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| Java(J2ME) | No | Yes |
| WAP | No Info | Yes Ver 2.0 |
| Platform/OS | Apple OS 4.0 | Android 2.3 |
| Browser | HTML (Safari) | - |
| Predictive Text | | |
| Speech Coddecs | - | - |
| PIM Application | - | - |
| OtherApplication | A-GPS, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Digital compass, Google Maps, TV-out | GPS, NFC, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Flash Lite v3.1 |
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Personal
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| Themes | Yes | Yes |
| Caller ID | Photocall | Photo Caller ID |
| Profile ID | Yes | Yes |
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Camera Features
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| Lens Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Mega pixel | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Max. Resolution | 2592 x 1944 (Secondary VGA Camera) | 3264 x 2448 |
| Digital Zoom | | |
| Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Night Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Frame | - | - |
| Extra Features | autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Smile Shot |
| video | Yes, 30fps | Yes, 30 fps |
| Photo Format | - | - |
| Video Format | HD (720p) | HD 720p |
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