Yesterday, if you didn’t already know, Google held an press-conference where they officially unveiled their Google Nexus One mobile phone who’s aim is to steal the smartphone market from the iPhone. Except, the Nexus One isn’t a smartphone, Google have branded it as the first SuperPhone.
The Nexus One has a 1-gigahertz processor and has more memory than the iPhone. The phone only has 512mb internal memory but has a min SD card slot which is compatible with cards up to 32GB big (as big as the largest iPhone’s capacity). Granted you do need to pay more for the SD card slot but I like having a card slot because that means you can have multiple cards (so if you have 2, then it’s 64GB) then you can switch between or for example, have one for movies and one for music and photos.
As expect, the phone has multi-tasking, a feature lacking in the iPhone, and has voice capabilities allowing you to dictate SMSs and emails instead of typing them. The phone also has a 5MB camera and will also include an LED flash. The new phone runs Google’s very own Android OS but does not include multi-touch support as the iPhone and iPod Touch does.
Where to buy it:
The phone is going to be sold for $179 with a contract through T-Mobile or can be bought unlocked for only $529. This allows users to use the phone company of their choice and means they don’t have to comite to the year of two year long contracts.
At the moment the phone will only work on GSM networks meaning mainly T-Mobile and AT&T but sadly, AT&T Nexus One users will only be allowed to access the networks slower EDGE and not their 3G network.
Google have also promised that the phone will be available on Verizon by the end of this year.
You can view a demo of the phone and use a simulator of it at: http://www.google.com/phone/
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What do you think about the phone? Will it be an iPhone killer?
