Google's new "Nexus One" phone, released Monday, has many advantages over the iPhone, reviewers say.

The phone has received a flurry of reviews since Monday, including a relatively critical review by the New York Times.

Its advantages over the iPhone are clearly illustrated with pictures in an article today in the Huffington Post. The new phone boasts a better, replaceable battery, a better camera and a larger touch screen, to name a few of the advantages laid out in this handy chart.

Google is going against standard industry practice in selling the phone "unlocked" so users can chose their own service provider. In another unusual move, Google is selling the phone itself at google.com/phone.

With a two year contract, the Nexus One costs $179 while the iPhone costs $199. Without a service contract, the Nexus One costs $529 and the iPhone, $599. The cost savings is even more apparent when calculated over the two year contracts for each phone - the Nexus One will save $600 a year over the iPhone when comparing the unlimited plans available for each.

The iPhone's major advantage continues to be the fact that about 100,000 applications are available for it, compared to only about 20,000 for the Nexus One's Android operating system. But some say Google's Android/Nexus One combination may be a game changer in that regard. Unlike the iPhone's operating system, Nexus One's Android operating system is open source so anyone can create and distribute an application for it.