There is no denial when we hear “Apple’s iPhone has changed the way we look at mobile phones”. Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007 and launched its First Generation iPhone in United States on June 29, 2007. In Year 2007, Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year 2007. This year iPhone 3G S took the 4th place in Time Magazine’s Gadget Of the Year 2009. It was very surprising to see Motorola Droid with Android as its OS was standing in the 1st place.

Past two year, industry leaders were trying to give a good fight, but they were not as successful as they thought they would be.

For the past few weeks we have been hearing this buzz – “Google Phone” codename “Nexus One”. Google Phone is not in the market yet. Google has given its Nexus One to all its employees as a Holiday gift in return Google asked for feedback and suggestions. By the time it comes out to the market, things may change.. Google Phone’s tech specs were leaked via multiple sources.

Looking at these specs most us may get a feeling that, Google’s Phone “Nexus One” may give a GOOD FIGHT to Apple’s iPhone 3G S. Lets put the specs together and see…

Hardware Spec’s:

Size & Weight:

• iPhone 3G S measures 115.5 x 62.1×12.3 mm and weighs 135gm.
• Nexus One measures 119 x 59.8×11.5 mm and weighs 130gm.

Display:

• iPhone 3GS has a 3.5-inch Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen with 480 x 320 pixel resolution display.
• Nexus One has a 3.7-inch Wide-screen WVGA AMOLED display.

Camera:

• iPhone 3G S has a 3.15-Megapixel camera with Auto-Focus but no zoom or flash.
• Nexus One has a 5-Megapixel camera with Auto-Focus, 2x digital zoom and LED flash.

Connectivity and Wireless:

• iPhone 3G S has Quadband and GSM-based. It has 3G, WiFi, EDGE, GPRS and Bluetooth. I personally miss infrared port on iPhone.
• Nexus One also has Quadband and GSM-based. It also had 3G, WiFi, GPRS and Bluetooth. Again, infrared port is missing on Nexus One. But, Nexus One’s inclusion of microUSB port which iPhone 3G S lacks.

Processor:

• iPhone 3G S has ARM Cortex A8 600MHz processor.
• Nexus One has Qualcomm Snapdragon Arm Cortex A8 1Ghz processor.

Storage and Memory:

• iPhone 3G S comes with 256MB RAM and a choice of 16GB/32GB internal storage.
• Nexus One will come with 512MB RAM and has a microSD card slot (expandable up to 32GB; Nexus One will ship with 4GB card).

Power and Battery:

• iPhone 3GS has a built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery.
• Nexus One will reportedly run on 1400 mAh Li-Ion standard removable battery.

Other:

• iPhone 3G S has accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, A-GPS, digital compass and 3.5mm headphone jack.
• Nexus One has accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, A-GPS, digital compass and 3.5mm headphone jack.

Other Comparisons:

Unlocked Device:

• iPhone 3G S can be unlocked using third-party Jailbreaking and Unlocking Tools. Then it can be used on any GMS Technology Service Provider like T-Mobile or any provider (all over the globe).
• Nexus One will be a unlocked phone by default. That means, it can be used on any GSM Technology Service Provider like T-Mobile or any provider (all over the globe).

Multitasking:

• iPhone 3G S can perform multitasking by installing a third-party app on all Jailbreaken iPhones. That means, you can open a dozen applications or more and run them on background.
• Nexus One is a multitasking phone by default. – That means, you can open a dozen applications and run them on background.

MultiTouch:

• iPhone 3G S is capable of MultiTouch.
• Nexus One is not capable of MultiTouch.

Preloaded/Preinstalled:

• iPhone 3G S is loaded with MMS, Notes, Clock, Photos, Calculator, Safari, Camera, Mail, Calender, iPod, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Contacts, AppStore, iTunes, Compass, Weather and there are plenty of other apps (90,000) that can be downloaded and installed via AppStore for free or a small cost.
• Nexus One is loaded with MMS, Clock, Calculator, GMail, Google Voice, Google Talk, Google Calender, Google Maps and Google Search by Voice, Facebook , Twitter and few others apps. As Nexus One will be running on Android OS, you will have access to Android Market where you can download thousands of useful apps for free or a small cost.

By reviewing the above spec’s we can see that Google Phone/Nexus One will give a tough fight to Apple’s iPhone 3G S. The above fight is with Apple’s iPhone 3G S with OS 3.1.2 and Google Phone/Nexus One with Android OS 2.1. Keep in mind, the Next Gen iPhone (iPhone 3G 4/iPhone 4G) which will be expected to launch next year. This iPhone will be launched with more advanced features.

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Here comes the million dollar question – Who is the Winner? Apple’s iPhone or Google Phone/Nexus One

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