Nexus One Review
Yesterday the official presentation of the Nexus One smartphone, which is the child of two companies: HTC (hardware) and Google (software). You can already buy it from the providers, or as a standalone device.
Nexus One
The presentation confirmed virtually all the previous, unofficial reports about the Nexus One phone. Google's representatives acknowledged that their equipment exceeded the current standards, it is no longer a smartphone, but a "superphone”. You'll find it in Google's online store at google.com / phone for $ 530 without a contract with the provider, or $ 180 with a contract. Google said that only T-Mobile is now available, but Verizon and Vodafone (for Europe) will soon join.
Google representatives say that the device is able to run several applications at the same time, it features a light sensor, which is to contribute to saving battery life. Moreover, Nexus Oneis the first phone, which was based on the Android 2.1 system. The new features, which appear in this software include the possibility to dictate text messages, e-mails and (eg) update on Facebook by voice. There is also a mobile version of Google Earth.
It’s time for a little closer look at the Nexus One. 3.7-inch AMOLED display offers the HVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution and is characterized by a deep contrast. Nexus One is equipped with the Snapdragon processor with clock speed of 1 GHz and 512 MB of RAM. The trackball with colorful LED is responsible for navigation. We can also find the proximity and light sensors, digital compass, a navigation system and 512 MB of internal flash memory, where applications are stored. In the subsequent versions, the applications will also be stored on memory cards.
Nexus One is equipped with a 5-megapixel digital camera with LED flash, autofocus and video recording capability at a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels at 20 fps. There is also the 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi b / g / n and the function of the active noise reduction. Nexus One works in the UMTS standard and offers the HSDPA 7.2Mbps.