Google has created a lot of buzz around its own new handset to rival Apples iPhone - and it has arguably better specs on almost every feature it offers. But are the features on the Google Nexus One enough to change public opinion? In an attempt to prove itself as a competent mobile phone manufacturer in its own right, Google has recently released the Nexus One, a mobile built by the established manufacturer HTC, but branded solely as a Google phone.The screen size for the Google Nexus One is 3.7 inches from corner to corner and is capable of a resolution of 480 x 800 and, along with the multi-touch support, will be an accelerometer and a proximity sensor for auto shut down ability. The Google Nexus One is available with 512 megabytes of ROM, 512 megabytes of RAM and an SD card, expandable from 4 gigabyte up to a possible 32 gigabytes. Wireless internet is an expected feature in the Nexus one, as is Bluetooth, GPS and 3G.
The Google Nexus One has a processor with capable speeds of 1 Ghz, meaning that it will be one of the fastest Smartphones available. It will also be running the most up-to-date version of the famed Android software, version 2.1. For Google, it is their first foray into the Smartphone market, and the Nexus One will be the first phone to have downloadable updates and patches for the operating system and other applications, available via the internet. Google released an update for the Android 2.1 OS, relatively soon after the release of the Nexus One enabling the support of multi-touch features of the screen, meaning that the Google Nexus One is one of the first handsets to have such features as 'pinch zoom'.Recently, there have been a number of highly publicised problems with the Nexus One, including keypad malfunctions and, most notably, problems with Google's customer service support; however the Google Nexus One is an extremely accomplished Smartphone, able to quite comfortably beat most rivals in most areas. Though the challenge always remains to usurp the Apple iPhone, handsets that are running the Android operating system, like the Google Nexus One, are quite happy in second place, ahead of much bigger rivals, such as Nokia, Samsung and the BlackBerry producer, RIM.
To summarize, the Google Nexus One is an extremely capable competitor to the Apple iPhone, bringing a huge number of features and abilities that make it a hard choice between the two. Both handsets do things differently and there are many things one can do but the other cannot. You will be happy with either of them, so it really just boils down to personal preference and cost.
