As we all know that the Galaxy Nexus has just been announced by Google and will be available starting November 2011. Since the Galaxy Nexus comes quite close to the existing Galaxy SII and both are manufactured by Samsung, we thought of comparing them side-by-side and highlighting one’s advantages over the other.

Categories	Google Samsung Galaxy Nexus	Samsung Galaxy S II i9100	Advantage
Network	HSPA＋ 21Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps 850/900/1900/1700/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA＋ 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100	-
Processor	1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor	1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor	-
Display	4.65” 1280X720 HD Super AMOLED	4.27″ WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED Plus	Galaxy Nexus wins here with its 4.65” Display, HD resolution and curved screen.
OS	Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 2.3 Gingerbread	Galaxy Nexus. Latest version of Android OS.
Camera	Main(Rear) : 5 MP AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot Sub (Front) : 1.3MP for Video Call	Main(Rear): 8.0-Mega Pixel Camera AF with LED Flash Front: 2.0-Mega Pixel Camera Single Shot, Beauty Shot, , Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Action Shot, Cartoon Shot	Galaxy SII wins here with due to 8MP rear and a 2MP front. Howevre on features the Nexus is ahead.
Video	Codec : MPEG4/H.263/H.264 Playback : 1080p@ 30fps Recording : 1080p Full HD Video@ 30fps	Codec : MPEG4/ H.264/ H.263/ DivX VC-1 Playback : FULL HD(1080p)@30fps Recording : FULL HD(1080p)@30fps	Galaxy SII. Divx support.
Audio	Codec : MP3/AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋ 3.5mm Ear Jack	MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eACC＋ 3.5mm Ear Jack & Speaker, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, Voice Recorder	Galaxy SII . FM Radio with RDS support.
Google™Mobile Services	Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Earth™, YouTube™, Movie Studio Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation Syncing with Google Calendar™, Google＋ app	Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Earth™, YouTube™, Movie Studio Google Maps™ 5.1 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation Syncing with Google Calendar™	Galaxy Nexus. As Google + app is native and available out of the box
Social Connectivity	Google+ App	Social Hub - Integrated Contacts, Integrated Calendar, Unified Inbox - Premium: SNS push notification, Push Email & Push IM - Basic: POP3/IMAP Email & IM (＊ Availability of Social Hub differs by country and mobile operator) Readers Hub, Music Hub, Games Hub	Galaxy SII. Out of the box support for Premium SNS services, Games, Music and Readers Hub.
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/ 5GHz) NFC	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n	Galaxy Nexus.  Dual band WiFi and NFC support for all variants.
Sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Light, Proximity, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light, Proximity, Compass	Galaxy Nexus wins as it has a Barometer.
Memory	1GB(RAM) ＋ 16GB/ 32GB Internal memory	1GB(RAM) + 16BG Internal memory, Expandable via MicroSD card	Galaxy SII wins here, though it has an internal memory of 16GB it has support for MicroSD card and can be expandable up to 32GB.
Size	135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g	125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49 mm, 116g	Galaxy SII. Slimmer, Narrower and light weight.
Battery	Standard battery, Li-on 1,750 mAh	Standard battery, Li-on 1,650mAh	Galaxy Nexus. Has a slightly bigger battery.

 

Conclusion:

Just on paper the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Nexus seem evenly matched. A real world test along with benchmarks will prove which is the better of the two. Though, I’m  quite sure most people are already siding with the Nexus and they may not be wrong too.

This little comparison is also for those who have been holding out on their purchase, waiting for the Nexus to be launched. Well it has and is available for about $800, pre-booking has started and you can get it by November. In UK it’s costing a cool £514. If you can afford it then the ICS flavoured Nexus is a good buy!

if you can’t afford it, then fret not, the Samsung Galaxy S2 is an equally good phone to have and it’s not going to be relegated so soon either!