What You Need to Know about the Google Nexus One
What You Need to Know about the Google Nexus One
Posted 01/05/2010 at 1:30pm
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This morning, Google officially launched the Nexus One, the newest flagship Android phone, and the first that Google is selling and marketing themselves. A lot has already been said about the Nexus One, but now all the details are official.
Here’s what you need to know about the Google Nexus One:
It’s made by HTC, makers of several notable Android phones, including the Hero and the Magic. Google’s selling the thing, but it’ll ship from HTC.
It’s lightweight and thin. It's .45" thick, 4.7" tall and 2.5" wide. It weighs 130 grams, with battery. For comparison, it’s as thin as a regular pencil and weighs as much as a small Swiss army knife.
The Google Nexus One is packing some respectable hardware. Here’s what it’s got:
• 1GHz Snapdragon processor
• 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, 800 x 480 resolution. 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 1ms response time
• GPS, compass
• Accelerometer
• Light and proximity sensors.
• 5 Megapixel Camera, with flash, captures 720 x 480 video at 20 fps
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Two microphones for noise reduction.
• 512 MB of internal flash storage
• 512 MB of RAM
• Micro SD slot with 4GB of storage included.
Google claims 250 hours of standby battery life on 3G, 7 hours of talk time, 5 hours of 3G internet use or 6.5 hours internet use on Wi-Fi. Additionally, they claim you can watch video for up tow 7 hours or listen to Audio for up to 20 hours on a single charge.
The phone will initially only allow apps to be stored in the 512 MB of internal storage, for piracy reasons. They plan to expand the software to allow storing apps on an SD card in the future, but this is still something to consider if you like playing 3D games on your phone.
The phone is multi-touch capable, but the OS and default apps won’t make use of it, likely because Google’s afraid of getting sued by Apple.
The Nexus One is powered by Android 2.1, ann updated version of “Eclair.”
The Nexus One features animated backgrounds, rather than still pictures like other phones.
It features voice support for standard features like dialing, as well as new ones, like navigation. In fact, the Nexus One allows you to use voice recognition to complete any text field.
It’ll finally bring Google Earth to Android, complete with voice control.
All of the new software features in Android 2.1 will come to other Android phones in coming days (although not all phones will be able to upgrade to 2.1).
Google’s going to try to get this thing called a “superphone” instead of a smartphone. We don’t think it’ll catch on.
You can buy it today, from Google at www.google.com/phone. It’s available for $530 unlocked, pre-tax, and if you order it today, it’ll ship today.
If you buy the phone unlocked and use it on AT&T, you won’t be able to use their 3G network, just Edge.
You can also buy it through a carrier. For right now, the only carrier with the phone is T-mobile, but if you wait until Spring you can pick it up from Verizon. With a contract, the phone will go for $180, plus tax.
If you’re interested in the Nexus One, check out their official website. You can play with a 3D model of the phone there, although the site seems to be getting hammered pretty hard right now.
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lifeafterbeats
January 13, 2010 at 11:41am
much faster and smoother than my G1
it doesn't drag when i play music or run turn by turn navigation
and on wifi it may be faster than my netbook! all it needs now is flash
RAMWolff
January 09, 2010 at 8:08pm
The fact that AT&T still is not going to carry an Android phone is really annoying. I keep hoping that's going to change but it's probably because of some proprietary contract they have with Apple to carry only the iPhone.... but that makes no sense since I have LG's Vue so I don't get it?
Personally, I think this thing where a specific phone is available for a specific ISP is really horrible and should be done away with. It's really annoying. If I want to continue with AT&T and have an Android phone I should be able to have that! I'm sure as hell not going to pay $530 for an unlocked phone and no access to the 3G network. Ludicrous!!
TheTrevon
January 10, 2010 at 11:14pm
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/att_get_five_android_phones
Though you should keep in mind they'll be mostly like this
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/atts_first_android_phone_ditches_traditional_hinge_google_apps
And at att's site
http://www.att.com/android
they say that they are going to have their own app store type thing or that was from somewhere eltse as i can't find it there now but they really aren't android phones exept that down under the covers theres some part of them that are
AT&T Sucks
Stupid cheaper family plan that no one will switch
AntiHero
January 08, 2010 at 10:47pm
What I hate is that this won't come out in Canada for a while, I'll probably already have a phone by then since I need one.
ready4war
January 07, 2010 at 5:46am
This the 2ND smartphone with a 1 GHZ CPU and the 1ST SMARTPHONE FOR TMOBILE!!!!!
big_montana
January 06, 2010 at 4:50am
I will stick with my Palm Pre, as it has more total storage and functioning multi touch. Why include a feature than disable it? Being in IT I can already see this phone will not be supported by IT departments for a numnber of reasosn, one being that the Android OS does not allow for remote wiping from Exchange, two, the storage (even with SD card) is to small as I have employess who Exchange mailboxes exceed 4GB now, and three, working for a law firm courst do not allow phones with cameras since 9/11 so this would be confiscated. At least with Palm and Balckberry you can order their smartphones sans camera.
TechJunkie
January 06, 2010 at 5:01am
I too have a Palm Pre and love it. I just Hope Palm can get thier act together and add features that were implemented in most phones 5+ years ago. I just don't like Google and all it's crap especially the cloud. It has already proven to be a discomfort when there's an outage for more than just a few minutes. I will always continue to hard back up all my files/contacts to my PC in multiple locations for when those outages occur.
Looksback
January 05, 2010 at 7:23pm
connected to the Internet, and in Google's "Cloud." I think I will pass.
jrocknyc
January 05, 2010 at 3:51pm
"Google’s going to try to get this thing called a “superphone” instead of a smartphone. We don’t think it’ll catch on."
I'm shocked they wouldn't go with "Mega-Phone"., or, given the 1ghz Snapdragon processor, "Gigaphone"...unless they're trademarked or something
Mr_Histamine
January 05, 2010 at 3:30pm
...is a travesty.
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Please deposit your pride, life, and other garbage in the receptacles at the back of the theater before you leave. Thanks!
Carbon
January 10, 2010 at 9:51am
Yea, cuz Josh is an iTool.
I have one and it stomps any other phone out there hands down!
paladaxar
January 05, 2010 at 2:29pm
I don't know what kind of pencils you guys are using, but mine certainly aren't .45" thick. The one on my desk is more like .25-.3" thick.
Carbon
January 05, 2010 at 1:53pm
Can't wait! Seems like overnight shipping is free.
My G1 is on it's last legs and needs to be retired.
Not sure if I will survive without the physical keyboard.
We shall see.... Gonna download the SWYPE Beta to ease the pain.
Android is really picking up steam!
jcollins
January 05, 2010 at 1:41pm
So far, looks pretty meh to me. I guess it's nice compared to other android phones, but it is not giving me the knockout feeling for taking on the iPhone.
clark1566
January 05, 2010 at 2:02pm
Have to agree. Meh. I have a Blackberry and there is nothing about this phone that would make me want to give it up.
nsk chaos
January 05, 2010 at 1:30pm
1GHz Snapdragon processor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! holy shit! <3<3<3<3<3<3
lancethepants
January 05, 2010 at 1:12pm
Gizmodo's live feed states that apps right now can only be installed
to the internal storage for 'piracy reasons', not 'privacy reasons' as
was stated in the article.
from Gizmodos live feed
Q: Why 512MB for app storage only?
A: They store apps in the internal ROM and not on the SD card now, for
piracy reasons, but they will offer an upgrade soon for installing apps
on the SD card.
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