Google just recently announced their smartphone, the Nexus One (US$529 without contract). It features the Android 2.1 OS, AMOLED touch screen, wireless n, 5MP camera with flash, 3.5 headphone jack, memory card slot, and removable battery.
Nexus One specs:
- UMTS 1/4/8, HSDPA (7.2Mbps), HSUPA (2Mbps), GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) cellular connectivity
- 3.7-inch 800x480 widescreen WVGA AMOLED touch screen display
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- 5 megapixels camera, with LED flash
- Removable 1400 mAH battery
- Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz processor
- 512MB Flash, 512MB RAM, 4GB Micro SD card (expandable to 32GB)
- Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
- Voice Commands support
- Digital compass
- Accelerometer
- Tri-color clickable trackball
- Proximity and Light sensor
- Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair) Operating System
- Image support: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
- Video support: H.263, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC
- Audio support: AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, AMR, MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE
- dimensions: 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
- weight: 130 grams with battery
As far as I can tell, the included apps by default are: Maps, Gallery, YouTube, Android Market, Phone, Gmail, Browser, Voicemail, Weather, and News Feed.
The Nexus One brings some serious competition to the iPhone, Palm Pre, and Motorola Droid smartphones. If I were to get (or able to *afford*) a new smartphone, I’d definitely give the Nexus One plus points for the removable battery, and memory card expansion slot. Call me weird, but I prefer my gadgets to have a user replaceable battery and memory storage expansion. (But that’s just me.)
