Nexus One Reviews

January 9, 2010 by Edwin Wang
Filed under: Partners 

Google anounced its new phone last week: the Nexus One. Engadget get its first hand on for this charming Android 2.1 smartphone and here is some quote of their review.

Nexus One

Hardware
The Nexus One is nothing if not handsome. From its ultra-thin body to sleek, curved edges, the phone is absolutely lustworthy. While it’s unmistakably HTC, there are plenty of design cues that feel authentically Google as well — and it’s that balance which makes the phone such an intriguing piece of hardware.
As you’ve heard, the Nexus One runs atop the much-hyped, rarely seen 1GHz Snapdragon CPU from Qualcomm (the same processor powering the HD2) — really the highlight of this show. The phone also has 512MB of both RAM and ROM, but those hoping for new application storage options will find themselves out of luck yet again — you’re still limited to that small partition for app use. The display is an AMOLED, 480 x 800 capacitive touchscreen, and the handset also contains a light sensor, proximity sensor, and accelerometer, along with an HSPA-capable GSM radio (AWS and euro 2100MHz bands only for 3G — sorry AT&T users), WiFi, the prerequisite AGPS chip, and a microSD slot (which comes loaded with a 4GB card, but is expandable to 32GB).

Software
Android 2.1 is in no way dramatically different than the iteration of the OS which is currently running on the Motorola Droid (2.0.1). Still, there ARE changes:
Firstly, the place where Google really seems to have put a lot of its energies has been in the look and feel of homescreen navigation. In 2.1, Google has jettisoned key chunks of the established Android paradigm for how to get around its device.
Additionally Google has expanded the number of homescreens accessible from three to five (following a precedent set by skins like Sense and BLUR), adding a combo of webOS and iPhone style dots to help you keep track of where you’re situated.
Elsewhere, there are nips and tucks that are welcome, such as the improved Gallery application we mentioned previously, which seems to be one of the few areas actually tapping into the Snapdragon’s horsepower.
One other thing. As we mentioned in our impressions post, there’s no multitouch on the Nexus One. Now, we can live with a browser or Google Maps with no pinch-to-zoom, but not having a hardware keyboard hamstrings this device in other ways.
Availability
While the phone is manufactured by HTC and destined for use on T-Mobile’s network, Google will be the one doing the selling of the device. By all appearances, the company will have a new phone portal where buyers can pick between an unsubsidized, unlocked Nexus One for $529.99, or sign up for a two-year agreement with T-Mobile and purchase the phone for $179.99.

Move forward to Engadget.com for the full reviews.
Visit google.com/phone for the official information or order on the web.

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