A Review Of The Google Nexus One

Since the Google Nexus One was released a few months ago, it has been the talk of the town. Smartphone fanatics have given it a resounding thumbs up. It is an Android phone designed by the search engine giant Google, however, it is actually manufactured by renowned cell company HTC. Those who have already got themselves a Nexus One agree that the phone is the best Android phone made to date. In some aspects, the Nexus Ones look is not altogether different than that of the iPhone. Googles smartphone also has no physical keyboard, resulting in a slim design, slightly thinner than the iPhone. The dimensions of the Google Nexus One are 119mm x 59.8mm x 11.5mm. It is also a rather sturdy phone, even though it weighs only 130 grams. Equally attractive is the 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen. The display has a powerful resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Four touch buttons representing back, menu, home, and search buttons are found at the bottom of the screen. On the left side are found a trackball pointing device as well as the voice controls. Even with all of these features, you will have the features down within a few hours because the control system the Nexus One uses is very user-friendly. The phone uses the Android 2.1 operating system and runs off a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It contains all the standard features for connectivity – a 3G HSDPA and HSUPA and WiFi access via WLAN connections. As for data transfer between the phone and your other gadgets, it has microUSB and Bluetooth. Data transmission has never been easier. As for applications, the Google Nexus One includes a number of software features that make it a pleasure to use. Google Voice is a particularly useful application that has been incorporated. It allows you to use your Google Voice number for sending text messages and making outbound calls. Therefore, if you are a Google Voice user then you can actually make free calls from the phone. Text messaging and data entry is effortless on the Nexus One. Launched last year, Voice Keyboard is an application that enables the user to simply speak into a microphone to convert their words into text anywhere you find a text field on the Nexus One. The margin for error is also small, as Voice Keyboard has been rated at 90% accurate, making this application a significant time saver.