The Nexus One is the first mobile phone to be designed directly by Google. While the search engine giant's Android operating system already powers a range of handsets from top manufacturers such as LG and Samsung, this is the first device to be designed by the company itself. Made by HTC, the firm behind the massively successful HTC Hero handset, Nexus One was announced in early January and is expected to go on sale in Britain in Spring 2010. With a massive 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen at its heart, the Nexus One also sports a range of impressive specs including a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 2x digital zoom and autofocus plus Wi-Fi, assisted GPS and an accelerometer to switch the display from landscape to portrait when you move it. Its release has led many to ask whether it could be the first mobile to really challenge the smartphone market, after all, it is thinner than many of its rivals at 11.5mm, weighs less and has a bigger screen with better resolution. It also runs on a powerful Qualcomm processor alongside half a gigabyte of RAM for multitasking to the max and speedy use. The Nexus One has 512MB of internal storage for music, photos and movies, but is supplemented by a 4GB memory card in the box. It can though support cards up to 32GB. The Nexus One will also be the first to run on the new Android 2.1 operating system, nicknamed Eclair and following on from the previous Cupcake and Donut OS. That doesn't mean it comes covered in chocolate but it is filled with the cream of software technology. It makes some minor tweaks to the 2.0 OS currently available including adding voice dictation to save your fingers having to tap words out when writing an email or Tweet. There's also a 3D photo gallery and animated wallpapers you can touch and interact with. As you'd expect from a phone made by Google for Google users, there's far more integration with all its services from a Gmail experience just like the one you get on your PC to enhanced Maps and Street View and seamless use of YouTube for watching the latest video clips. All of this comes on top of the other Android positives, such as more than 20,000 apps, easy-to-use social networking for Facebook and Twitter and great search functionality that also works by using your voice. With plenty to catch the eye and imagination, Google's first attempt at a phone is sure to be One to consider if you're making the move to Android. |
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