This is the new cell phone from Google called Nexus Android. There are several change with the previous Google phone, includes feature and connections. With a lot memory installed and can be added with extended memory, it is definitely become the most wanted cell phone. Its design is similar with iPhone, but it is more slim and attractive. And with Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, and GPS connection, your life will never boring anymore.
Don't let the standard candy bar design fool you: the Nexus One brings welcome new offerings to the Android table. The Snapdragon processor is undeniably zippy, the AMOLED display is gorgeous, and we welcome both the enhanced voice dialing capabilities and the noise cancellation feature. What's more, the Android 2.1 interface enhancements show that Android continues to improve as it evolves. It's not the greatest Android phone around--that's a difficult call to make in such a diverse and crowded field--but it adds to an already rich family.
Of course, the Nexus One wasn't without its problems: the music player continues to underwhelm, app storage remains limited to the internal memory, the handset lacks full multitouch and hands-free Bluetooth dialing, and we would have appreciated dual-mode (GSM/CDMA) support. And for the time being, the handset does not support Outlook calendar syncing. The operating system can already go to head-to-head with the iPhone, and the Nexus One only gives Android more ammunition.
Perhaps its greatest benefit is that the Nexus One is sold exclusively by Google in two versions.
Design
Though slim and attractive, the Nexus One's candy bar, touch-screen-only design won't stand out from the Android crowd. With its trackball and prominent display, it looks a bit like both the HTC Hero and the HTC Droid Eris. Not surprisingly, the Nexus One's star attraction is its 3.7-inch AMOLED display. Everything from standard text to busy photos and graphics jumped right off the display in full glory. Standard wallpapers are available if you're not game.
The display also offers an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor.
Compared with previous Android phones, the Nexus One brings a few unique touches to the home screen. A square touch control with a grid design replaces the menu tab found on other Android phones. You'll also find dots on either side of the touch control that let you skip to an individual home screen or view thumbnails of all home screens in a row. Another change is a shortcut bar that allows you to activate and deactivate the Bluetooth, GPS, syncing, and Wi-Fi features, and control the display brightness. Interior menus, the design of the Android Market, and the display lock and mute icons are comparable with the features offered by the Motorola Droid. You can adjust the brightness and backlighting time, and limit the display animations. There's no option for calibrating the display, but the touch interface is accurate and responsive to a light touch. The Nexus One is almost the same size as the iPhone.
The four touch controls below the display--a back button, home and search keys, and a control for the notifications menu--are standard Android. A long press to the home screen will bring up your recent features, and a long press to the search control will activate voice search. When you're not using the touch screen, the trackball will be your primary interface tool for accessing menus. The virtual keyboard is also unchanged from other Android phones; you can use it in both landscape and portrait modes.
The power control sits on the top of the phone, next to the 3.5mm headset jack. The Micro-USB port sits on the phone's bottom end and accommodates both the charger and a USB cable.
Features
As an Android phone, the Nexus One has everything you'd expect from the OS. The contacts menu is limited by the available memory, but each entry can store multiple fields for phone numbers, street addresses, work information, e-mails, URLs, instant-messaging handles, nicknames, and notes. Contacts are automatically synced from your Gmail account, and you can also sync Facebook and Microsoft Exchange contacts. As with previous Android phones, you must store applications from the Android Market on the 512MB of internal memory. MicroSD cards (the Nexus One comes with a 4GB card, but it can accommodate cards up to 32GB) are only for other data files.
Besides Gmail, the Nexus One also supports additional POP3 and IMAP4 accounts, though not through a unified in-box. Sadly, calendar syncing looks to be incomplete. Though your Gmail calendar will sync automatically, currently the Nexus One does not support Outlook calendar and notes. The Nexus One's primary feature selling point is its voice command features. You'll still have to press the microphone icon on the display to activate the feature and occasionally press other icons to move between text fields.
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