Two weeks after I wrote about my mental anguish over getting the iPhone 4S, I still have not purchased a new cell phone, and my decision just got more complicated – and more urgent.  Yesterday, my phone died and refused to turn back on for ten minutes or so, even while plugged in to the charger.  On top of that, two new phones were announced, further fueling my indecision.

Announced first was the revamped and positively anemic Motorola RAZR.  This phone looks to be crazy skinny, and have some significant “wow factor” because of it.  It has all the usual bells and whistles of a modern smartphone, and it will run on the Verizon 4G network.  The biggest cons I can see with the phone are that it is running an older version of the Droid operating system, and that it is made by Motorola.  I know it has a generally positive reputation, but I hate my current Motorola phone so much that buying another one would be a tough pill to swallow.

Last night also saw the unveiling of the Galaxy Nexus (pictured above).  This phone is designed to run the new Droid Operating System, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich.  (Those Google guys must get their names based on what they’re serving for lunch at their kick-ass cafeteria that day… Thanks again for bringing Ben and I in for lunch that one time, Mehler!)  This is the phone that Steve was telling me about, and it is supposed to be the ultimate Google phone.  All initial reports that I’ve read have been incredibly positive.  It will run on 4G, though it hasn’t been announced if it will be available for Verizon users.  It’s main drawbacks are a lower-than-current-standard 5MP camera, and the fact that it *may* not have expandable memory.

Then there’s the ever-tempting iPhone 4S.  The lack of 4G support is a big con for me, but people love their iPhones, and the virtual assistant Siri apparently makes for some rather funny exchanges.

All things being equal, I think I’m currently leaning towards the Galaxy Nexus, though I of course have to wait to see if it will be available on Verizon.  I always carry around my point and shoot camera anyway (which has 12.1 MP, and I just don’t see myself counting on my phone to take all of my pictures — yet), and while expandable memory would be nice, if I have fast access to my music in the cloud, I think I could live with non-expandable memory.

Still, there is no slam dunk choice for a clear winner, and the clock is running out before my current phone makes it’s very last call.