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Depends. If the 4S doesn't tickle your fancy then the Galaxy Nexus is THE phone to go for if you're looking into Android, or the Lumia 800 if you're into Windows Phone (but that's beside the point).

In a couple of months HTC, Samsung, and Motorola will release phones that will look better than the Galaxy Nexus, do more than the Galaxy Nexus, but they won't be a pure Google device. Sense, TouchWiz and not-Motoblur will get in the way of not only the, frankly, gorgeous Ice Cream Sandwich but also updates. I started out with a Nexus One then got an HTC Desire Z. Next phone? Definitely the Galaxy Nexus. Just 'cause it's a Nexus device.

I'm a huge Apple fanboy and was pulled away by this device. While I've used a gazillion different Android devices, ICS seems refreshing and very polished.

The GN is a beautiful piece of tech. It feels great in the hand. The build quality, while plastic, feels great too.

Apple really needs to come to the ball park ready to hit a grand slam this year. With the avalanche of hardware and Google innovation...2012 looks to be quite a competitive year!

It all come down to how much you have invested on the iPhone ecosystem all the apps you have bought on the iPhone .You might have to get them on the Android market and that will have a cost to it.

But I am getting the Galaxy Nexus on Nov 17 here in the UK

Annoyingly I can't find the technical report right now, but I read recently that the iphone drops up to 25% of *all* calls made via the platform.

That aside, call quality is horrendous on iphones, from the first right up to the 4s, it's like listening to a call in a windstorm. That's not the case with the Nexus, calls are crystral clear, don't drop, and sound great.

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer:
As a former iPhone owner myself I waited in line for the iPhone 3G on launch day like millions of others to get mine. After about a month or two the shine began wearing off (figuratively) and I was no longer happy with it nor iOS in general but I stuck with it for about a year and a half. Finally I just had enough of it and bought a Nexus One and have never looked back!

In my opinion, the Nexus line is the way to go when it comes to Android phones so if you are going to get an Android phone, go with a Nexus. I will keep my opinions about iOS to myself and just say that you have far more freedom with Android in general and even more so with a Nexus device.

If your going to go with the nexus get the samsung galaxy s2 instead. Differences being yes, nexus has a bigger resolution but lower colours as it's not a super amoled plus the graphics on the s2 still greatly beat the nexus.It is also thicker than the s2 and has only a 8mp camera. But if you want a bigger screen and android 4.0 then yeah go for it if not bothered s2 is best choice.

Want a gadget to play with? Get Nexus. Want to get on with your digital life? Get 4s. After the initial excitement is worn out, it comes down to usability and apps. Apple continues to deliver devices that just gets out of your way and just works. Going the 4s route.

Techcrunch has a useful review that tries to answer this question: techcrunch.com­/2011­/12­/14­/iphone­-galaxy­-nexus­-revi...

Bottomline is battery life is great but it IS a big phone. The camera is so so. And Android still lacks some of the polish we've become used to on iPhone, but that difference might not bother you too much.

Steve, NO!
Just hold both the phones in your hand.
iPhone oozes quality.
Nexus, admittedly, though has grown up quality wise, is still plasticky.
Ergonomically, iPhone is almost perfect size (4" would have been perfect).
4.65" is TOO big.

Then, the iOS App Store is light years ahead of the Android market, both quality and quantity wise. (I have used both an iPhone 4 as well as an Incredible S)

iCloud => Android doesn't have an answer to it, yet.

Just the lack of widgets and small tidbits (really small tidbits, which you might not even notice) should not compel you to ditch the iPhone over the Galaxy Nexus.

No don't do it! i did and i ended up sending it back and getting a 4S, the device itself is amazing! beautiful screen, feels good in hand, very fast! but camera is poor and the apps still dont match up to what you get IOS. The whole IOS ecosystem is just far superior.

GO FOR IT!!!! but ill admit ios got it when it comes to games but ios got an insane amount of limitations compared to android i have had the iphone since day one and i pretty much know EVERYTHING there is to know about it and all the things it can do and can make it do and im talking about a jail broken iphone cuz a factory iphone BLOWS limitations is seriously an understatement ALL the upgrades thats been done to ios from the copy paste and video recording that wasnt possible from the iphone 3g and below we have been doing from iphone 2g all those new features that come out til this day are all jail break tweaks brought to lite anyways my point is that it sucks thats you have to wait months to wait for a jail break in order for you to get the true potential of a device you paid for while in the other hand android is completely open and you can do what you want with it essentially nobody is holding out on you unlike apple you get what you paid for.

i recently ditch my iphone 4S for the beastly Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket 4G LTE phone which is not much of a difference from the galaxy nexus... the nexus only got 16gb more of hdd and it has a FULL 720p resolution on a 4.6" screen its insane anyways i have been playing around with it for the past 3 days did some hard research and comparisons and the iphone is a joke let me tell you they better REALLY step it up with the i5 it pays off to be open minded and willing to explore because im beyond impressed i dont think im going back to apple.....just a few things sold me....1 stream movies from ANY website and i mean now in theaters movies with out the need of an app you cant do that even with a jail broken iPhone 2.download torrents str8 to the phone and with 4G LTE you can download in speeds of up to 70mbps( seriously?! i dont get that in my house 0_o) in comparison to the limited 14mbps the iphone 4s has lol i get that with 1 bar smh 3.not needing to wait forever for a sim unlock HACK or pay $650 for one in the apple store with an android phone you can go to ebay buy an unlock code for 5 buck and done 4. no need to wait yet again months for a jailbreak and the list goes on and on i wont end today forgive me for making this so long but i needed to educate and open some fan boys eyes me being a former fan boy its my duty

It also depends on how much you have invested on apps and accessories. I've spend hundreds of dollars on Apps and accessories for the iphone and some of the accessories are too precious to loose.

Not really.

I have always had just one phone, until last November I wanted to get another one, just for fun, kicks and giggles, and because I needed unlimited tethering...

I had a choice between the Lumia 800, the OS and hardware design of which I prefer more, but no front facing camera and no proper tethering meant I had to stay away. But I still kind of regret the decision, because I went with a Galaxy Nexus.

I got it on Three (UK) with an unlimited data plan, which is great when I didn't have internet at home, I could use as much as I wanted without issues, and I have good signal...
The real issue is that there are too many issues with it. It's like an experimental phone, you know, as if with all Android phones, until the next great one comes out. All the iPhone's I've had always feel 'complete' even if they're surpassed by a new generation model. It feels half complete and it's hard to explain because hardcore Android fanatics will disagree with everything, but here's what I don't like, and what really is, in fact, why you should not switch an iPhone for a GN:

• The device is too large, the screen is too large so using it one handed, even if with large hands, is unpractical.
• The screen is large, the resolution high, but the PenTile mesh is horrendous, and the software can't make proper use of the resolution.
• The sleep/volume buttons are all in the wrong places, and they're too easy to accidentally manipulate.
• The camera and image quality is a lot worse compared with my iPhone 4.
• Applications are unstable and prone to crashing. I use Skype regularly, and it likes to crash. A lot. I've not had Skype crash in iOS in ...forever.
• Default keyboard is rubbish and makes it more difficult to type, easier to make mistakes with. Sure I can install others, but I don't feel like I should do.
• Apps on the Market are worse. Twitter, for example, feels terribly laggy and slow, clunky.
• The browsers, all of them, are just not as pleasant to use as Safari, and I only use it sometimes because the larger screen makes it a bit easier to look for stuff.
• Finally, battery life, is OK I'd put it up as being on par with and maybe slightly worse than my iPhone4.

go for it only if you know you'll never have regrets.

It depends on your age. The iPhone is mostly for people over 65 years of age. The iPhone has been made for people with difficulty in with reading. If you are younger, then I think you would not want to be seen with an iPhone. The iPhone is either for very old people or followers.

I'm going for this for battery life

Your asking, if u should pay for Angry Birds or you don't ! (Android FREE)

All you that can change phones amazes me. The iphone w/it's small screen & trapped by ma who is running out of room shows me the att family isn't seeing the future. Simple as can be I use a simple Droid X2 waiting for the quad core.

Patience. Hang in there until there is a device with better camera and a display that displays white as pure white. If you make the switch to Galaxy Nexus, I promise, honest to God, that you will be disappointed in these two areas. I know I am, and I didn't even have an iPhone; I switched from a Motorola Atrix 4G. The main reasons for me to keep my GN is the HD display and ICS, other than that the GN isn't really that impressive.

I'm running both at the moment, and I'd say not yet. There are some minor details that need to be ironed out, in my opinion. The random loss in data transmission, the minor quirks in the way the OS works, make it frustrating to use as a primary device. Further, the texture of the device is easily damaged. That aside, the screen is absolutely incredible.

i would say stay with your iphone 1 because the phone is big 2 dont like the disign