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The Nexus One Released – Will Nexus One Crush iPhone?

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Posted by MatthewNeer on Jan 5, 2010 | View Comments

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Google just released the Nexus One right in time for 2010. This phone is creating a HUGE amount of buzz in the tech community because up until now Apples iPhone was virtually untouchable. This Nexus One review is going to give you the cold hard facts about the Nexus One and whether or not it’s going to stand up to Apples iPhone.

Google has finally created a phone they are calling their own, The Nexus One. Not only will this phone run the Android operating system designed by Google but it will also have Google’s name branded to the phone. Google will sell the phone online and unlocked so you will need to buy your cell service separately. However, they are providing a discount if you buy it online through T-Mobile. Soon to come will also be VodaPhone and Verizon in Spring 2010.

People are raving about this phone, so without any further ado, here are the juicy tech specs…

Size & Weight

Heightgoogle_nexus_one
119mm
Width
59.8mm
Depth
11.5mm
Weight
130 grams w/battery
100g w/o battery

Display

3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen

800 x 480 pixels

100,000:1 typical contrast ratio

1ms typical response rate

The Nexus One is skinnier and 5 grams lighter than the iPhone also beating the iPhones screens size of 3.5 inches with a sleek 3.7 inches. The Nexus one also boasts a deeper resolution of 800 x 480 pixels with a slick, sexy looking touchscreen display compared to the iPhones 480 x 320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi full touchscreen display.

Camera & FlashNexusOneCamera

5 megapixels

Autofocus from 6cm to infinity

2X digital zoom

LED flash

User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver

Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions

The Nexus One’s camera at 5 megapixels absolutely crushes the iPhones 3.0 megapixel camera. But the iPhones video camera remains slightly superior at 30 fps (frames per second) compared to the Nexus Ones 20 fps.

Power & Battery

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Removable 1400 mAH battery

Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger

Talk time
Up to 10 hours on 2G
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time
Up to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback
Up to 7 hours
Audio playback
Up to 20 hours

One of the most unique features the Nexus One boasts is the removable battery which is something Apple has never allowed. With this feature you can carry an extra backup battery with you in case of emergency or a deadline. The Nexus one beats the iPhone on the amount of talk time via 2G but not 3G with it’s 7+ hours versus the iPhones 5+ hours. Yet the iPhone still destroys the Nexus Ones standby time with a 300+ hour charge. Nexus One loses with Internet usage charge time at 6.5 hours versus the iPhones 9+ hours. Video playback loses once again on the Nexus One with only 7 hours compared to the iPhones 10+. Audio playback again falls short on the Nexus One with only 20 hours compared to the iPhones 30+.

The iPhones battery is obviously superior here but you have to remember you can’t remove the iPhones battery and you can on the Nexus One. So what’s more important to you? A longer initial battery charge that truly lasts a long time or the ability to switch out the battery if you so desire?

Processor

Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz

Capacity

512MB Flash

512MB RAM

4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)

Here’s where the Nexus One REALLY crushes the iPhone with a processor of 1 GHz compared to Apples measly 600 MHz CPU and only 256 MB of RAM versus the Nexus Ones arrogant 512MB of RAM. This basically means that the Nexus One is incredibly fast with an almost instant response rate. Something that the iPhone still lacks a little bit.

Nexus One also offers Micro SD Cards which means you can upgrade the amount of storage space you need where as on the iPhone you cannot. You buy an iPhone with the set amount of memory you want.

Operating System

Here’s where the competition gets thick. Google is running their Android 2.1 firmware on the Nexus One and Apple is running their own which is currently at 3.1.2. Each of these operating systems offer some unique properties that make them different yet very similar to each other at the same time.

Apple flaunts their MASSIVE App Store with over 300,000 apps making virtually anything possible on the iPhone. This has always been one of Apple’s strongholds until recently when all the major corporations like Nike, Fandango, eBay, Amazon, and many others started developing apps. This has lead Indy developers to less and less exposure for their apps because they lack the massive advertising budgets these companies have.

Android only has around 12,000 apps available to the public right now but it’s growing every single day. This is also where many Indy developers have been moving to because they feel like they can still ‘get their foot in the door’ before big corporations move in and take over the mass market once again. The question really is how much time do they really have? I have already seen apps for Android like Fandango, Movies, and more coming over. What’s to stop successful apps the the iTunes store coming over right away?

That brings me to another point where the iPhone has the advantage. They have everything synced up through iTunes and the App Store making it a NexusOneLandscapeseamless process when downloading and purchasing media whether is apps, music or movies. This is something Google and the Nexus One lack, I am curious to see how they are going to compete with that? Nothing integrates more perfectly than a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 3GS. Apple definitely has the following to maintain thick competition and to keep their current iPhone users.

As an avid iPhone user myself I want to see what Google and the Nexus One bring to the table. I love my iPhone a lot but there are a number of things that AT&T is holding it back from doing. Like tethering, VOIP calls over 3G, and a few other that Nexus One does have because it’s unlocked to begin with. If Apple is going to compete these things will need to change. This is where the future of technology is going and AT&T is holding them back they are scared of loosing business. Big corporations need to learn how to let go of huge profits in order to further technology. What will happen?

How To Get A Google Nexus One

Right now you can buy the Nexus One online at Google via this url http://Google.com/phone

If you want to buy it out right and unlocked it will cost you $600.

If you buy it with a new 2 year T-mobile contract it’s only $179.

Spring 2010 Nexus One will be available on Vodaphone and Verizon.

I want to know what you think. If you have used a Nexus One I want to know how it compares to the iPhone.

Leave your comments below and tell me yourself.

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  • brucebackman
    Hey Matthew…great post! I am a huge Apple fan as I have used their products since the beginning…definitely some ups and downs in there but they are industry leaders for sure in nearly everything they do…especially the iphone.

    However…Google is just ambitious enough to try and trample Apple to the ground if they can. They may not be able to compete toe to toe with the iphone right at this moment…but they will almost certainly try to break new ground tapping into their dominance in the massive networking capabilities they already have in place.

    Google certainly made a bold move to snub the phone companies bypassing their input…but I guess they figured if Apple could do it so could they. I know AT&T's exclusive agreement with Apple is supposedly coming to an end so this could be very interesting to watch Apple and Google compete with each other for dominance in the handheld computing/phone industry.
  • You make a good point Bruce, it's basically going to be a competition between Google and Apple in the near future here. At this time I really can't see any other companies holding on or even competing with these to giants. Don't call me a physic but I have a feeling Apple is going to "do it again" and reinvent the wheel soon...
  • brucebackman
    Apple certainly has a track record of doing so and I wouldn't bet against them this time either. There are rumors that the 4g iphone is going to be another big step forward such as live video sharing and possibly some other new things.

    I think they are 10 steps ahead and only release a couple at a time. Anyhow…I think they love the competition…I certainly do because they always come out 3 steps ahead of the competition's latest releases.

    We'll see if google can keep up!
  • Sounds like apple has some competition. This is not really a shock the iPhone is an amazing device and apple is a great company. However when there is a number one position there is always someone who wants that spot. The iPhone has held it for a while, but the new guys are starting to come about to test the waters. Awesome blog post, very informative.
  • Very true, there is always someone going after the number one spot in any market and it's about time someone tried to tear down Apple from their throne. This way either Apple will be forced to improve their product (which is what will happen) or they will fail in the marketplace.

    Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, you will want to watch the buzz about the Nexus One closely...
  • Apple wont fail, they just gotta put their big kid pants on and get in gear.
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