The launch of Google Nexus One phone has created a lot of hype, to an extent where many analysts believe, that the phone can give some good competition to Apple iPhone.
What makes Google Nexus One a much hyped phone?
The Nexus One smartphone has an ultra-powerful processor, bigger screen to that of iphone, Android 2.1 OS, better camera than iPhone, inclusion of MicroUSB port, better browser than iPhone, flexiable storage system, user replaceable battery, voice recognition feature, A-GPS (amazing GPS), built-in noise cancelling technology and its cheaper than iPhone.
Wow, that’s a lot of better things out there.
Features:
Ultra-powerful processor: Nexus One boasts of Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor. Possessing this processor makes Nexus One as powerful as your laptop computer 3 to 4 years ago.
Display: It has a 3.7 -inch screen with a widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen of 800×480 pixels resolution.
Android 2.1 OS: Nexus One is the first phone in the market which runs on this OS, which makes multitasking so easy. Since it’s based on open source platform, users of this phone can do a lot of things on their handsets.
Camera: With a 5-megapixel camera on a phone, one can take good quality pictures. Nexus One comes with autofocus, 2x digital zoom and LED flash.
Browser: Google smartphone has Webkit browser, which can support Javascript and Flash-based webpages.
Memory: The phone has 512MB RAM. Although it ships only with 4GB microSD card, it can be fitted in its microSD card slot, which is expandable up to 32GB.
Replaceable Battery: This is an amazing feature, because users have the advantage of replacing the battery which promises usage of up to 10 hours of talk time and up to 290 hours of standby time.
Voice recognition feature: The voice recognition feature in Nexus One is compatiable with almost every known application or software. This feature is applicable for text messages, emails, Facebook updates and Twitter, as well as search Google, call contacts or obtain driving directions by just speaking into the phone.
GPS: Google is already the master in map navigation around the world. The phone has free satnav capabilities – Google Maps Navigation, an application that gives voice-guided turn-by-turn driving directions.
Noise cancelling technology: Nexus One offers active noise cancellation through the use of two microphones – a first for Android phones.
Quite affordable: Nexus One retails for $529.99 unlocked, which is about $70 cheaper than iPhone 3GS (16GB). On the other hand, a subsidised Nexus One on a 2-year T-Mobile contract would cost you $179.99, which is again $20 cheaper than a subsidised iPhone 3GS.
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Technical Specificatons:
Size and weight:
Height: 119mm
Width: 59.8mm
Depth: 11.5mm
Weight: 130 grams w/battery, 100g w/o battery
Display:
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate
Camera & Flash:
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions
Cellular & Wireless
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
HSUPA 2Mbps
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP stereo Bluetooth
Power and battery:
Removable 1400 mAH battery
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 2G, Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 20 hours
Processor: Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz
Operating system: Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)
Capacity: 512MB Flash, 512MB RAM, 4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)
Location:
Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
Digital compass
Accelerometer
Graphics, video and audio:
Image: JPEG (encode and decode), GIF, PNG, BMP
Video: H.263 (encode and decode) MPEG-4 SP (encode and decode) H.264 AVC (decode)
Audio encoders: AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz
Audio decoders: AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) Mono/Stereo standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz, AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz, AMR-WB 9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz., MP3 Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (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 (8-bit and 16-bit PCM)
Language support:
Display: English (U.S), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Japanese, Russian,
Keyboard: English (U.S), French (France), German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil),
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Price: Nexus One retails for $529.99 unlocked. Subsidised Nexus One on a 2-year T-Mobile contract would cost you $179.99
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