Google certainly made a splash with their launch of the newest Android phone, the Google Nexus One. Google made the phone available for sale unlocked directly from them, at google.com/phone. Google explained their different approach to selling the phone on their own blog, saying that they “want to make the overall user experience simple: a simple purchasing process, simple service plans from operators, simple and worry-free delivery and start-up.”

Let’s have a look at what people are saying about the new Google Nexus One phone.

Google Nexus One: The TechCrunch Review

“It’s Google’s vision of the perfect Android device, from the huge and beautiful screen and massively fast Snapdragon processor to the software elegance of Google Navigation, Live Wallpaper and the Voice Keyboard. When combined with Google Voice there is no phone on the market today that can touch the Nexus One … the Nexus One has no obvious flaws or compromises. The phone is the state of the art in mobile”.

Engadget : Nexus One review

“This is precisely the right phone at the right time: class-leading processor, vibrant display, sexy shell, and just a sprinkling of geekiness that only Google could pull off this effortlessly.” However, (while) “it’s a good Android phone, but not the last word”. Engadget says that the Motorola Droid is probably the better phone.


Gizmodo : Nexus One Review

“The Nexus One is an over-hyped Android phone. But that doesn’t stop it from being the best Android phone”

Nexus One Blog : Nexus One Review

“On a 3G network, there is no reason to stray to any other device … because of its hi-res display, speed, and it’s extremely attractive UI … it makes browsing the web a truly unique and visually stimulating experience.”

Android Central : Google Nexus One Hands On (Video)

Google Nexus One Specifications

Physical Dimensions:

* Height: 119mm
* Width: 59.8mm
* Depth: 11.5mm
* Weight: 130g with battery; 100g without battery

Storage:

* Flash: 512MB
* RAM: 512MB
* SD card: 4GB Micro SD card included (expandable to 32 GB)

Camera, photos, videos:

* 5 MP camera
* Mechanical autofocus
* 2x digital zoom
* LED flash
* Geotagging capable

Cellular & wireless:

* 3G T-Mobile and EDGE on AT&T
* Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
* A2DP stereo Bluetooth

Location:

* AGPS receiver
* Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
* Digital compass
* Accelerometer

Display:

* 3.7 inch (diagonal) widescreen, WVGA AMOLED screen

External buttons & controls:

* Physical power key
* Physical volume up/down key
* Tricolor, clickable trackball
* 4illuminated softkeys (Back, Menu, Home, Search)
* Haptic feedback
* Teflon-coated back cover

Connectors and sensors:

* Dock pins for the Docking Stations or other Nexus One Accessories
* 3.5mm, 40connector, stereo headset jack
* Earpiece
* Speaker
* Microphone
* Second microphone for active noise cancellation
* SIM card slot
* Micro SD slot
* Micro USB port
* Proximity sensor
* Light sensor
* Tricolor charging and notification indicator LED

Processor:

* QUALCOMM QSD 8250, 1Ghz

Audio decoders:

* AAC LC/LTP, HE-ACCv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced ACC+)
* Mono/Stereo standard bit rates up to 160kbps and sampling rates from 8kHz to 48kHz
* AMR-NB 4.75-12.2kpbs sampled @ 8kHz
* AMR-WB 9 rates from 6.60kbit/s to 23.85kbits/s sampled @ 16kHz
* MP3 mono/stereo 8-320kbps constant bit rate (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR)
* MIDI SMF (Type 0 and 1), DLS Version 1 and 2, XMF/Mobile
* XMF, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody
* Ogg Vorbis
* WAVE

Audio encoders:

* AMR-NB 4.75-2.2kbps sampled @ 8kHz

Platform:

* Android mobile technology platform 2.1 (Flan)

Image formats:

* JPEG (encode and decode)
* GIF
* PNG
* BMP

Video decoders:

* H.263
* MPEG-4 SP
* H.264 AVC

Video encoders:

* H.263
* MPEG-4 SP

Power and battery:

* Removable 1400mAh battery

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