As expected today, the Google Nexus One has finally been released for public consumption. The specs are as expected with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.7inch AMOLED display, GPS, compass, accelerometer, light and proximity sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, and the familiar trackball, but with a colored LED presiding under it. It also contains two microphones of which one is for talking, the other is for noise cancellation. This is all bundled into a nice package running Android 2.1. The phone also has HTC markings of which were absent on reviews we saw from some sites earlier.
You can buy the phone for $529 unlocked or for $179 with a 2-year contract from T-Mobile. The other good news is a version will be coming to Verizon and Vodaphone in Europe this spring with an unspecified price tag.
Google’s Nexus One has been the "next big thing" in Android for the past couple of weeks and is expected to be officially announced this week from Google at CES. Unlike us, some lucky people who were able to get a Nexus One early have posted a full and lengthy review. The smoothness of the UI compared to previous Android phones is quite a leap in the right direction. Finally it appears Apple has some competition in the smart phone market. You can read the full review at [Nexus One Review]
Someone out there was kind enough to show us the benchmarking of Google’s upcoming Nexus One using 3D Benchmark. After this video the Nexus One is looking quite nice compared to much of the choppy Android experience. Check it out for yourselves after the jump.
There is also a 10 minute video demonstrating the interface that you can watch over at NoWhereElse. Since it has come content at around 2:00 that is NSFW we decided no to post the video here.
The Nexus One is turning out to be an iPhone quality Android device with the speed to match. Even the Droid is choppy at times and from this video it looks like Google has taken care of that along with HTC. The real question is what is the battery life for all of this goodness.
The newest Android based phone to be of mass appeal is Google’s very own Nexus One. The phone is set to launch on January 5th on what looks like T-Mobile. Although none of this information is officially confirmed, the Nexus One will cost $179.99 with a 2-year contract or $529.99 without a contract. Previous rumors had pegged the price at around $200 for a contract-free unsubsidized phone. It appears Google will not be selling this phone for near to cost and is properly priced compared to the other Android phones on T-Mobile. Look for an official announcement from CES next week.
The all-in-one Internet, LAN, Wi-Fi, Alarm Clock embedded, open source device, Chumby One gets the "take-me-apart" treatment for us all to see. iFixit has one again grasped the latest in technology just to give us a glimpse of what lies within the rounded square that Chumby One is. Among the many other devices at iFixit, you can see the full teardown complete with specs and information on how to take it apart yourself at iFixit.
