| Released in January 2010, the HTC manufactured | | | | the handset. GPRS and EDGE are included, both in |
| Google Nexus One has been one of the most | | | | Class 10 versions. HSDPA is available at speeds of up |
| anticipated mobile phone releases since the Apple | | | | to 7.2Mbps and HSUPA at up to 2Mbps. WiFi access |
| iPhone. A plethora of advanced applications and its | | | | allows users to take advantage of various hotspots at |
| Android operating system, coupled with the HTC built | | | | various locations around the country. Bluetooth v2.1 is |
| quality, the Google Nexus One is sure to be a hit. The | | | | installed as standard enabling direct transfer of files |
| fact that internet giants Google have put their name on | | | | and data between Bluetooth compatible devices. |
| a phone indicates that there will surely be no | | | | |
| compromises with this handset. | | | | The Google Nexus One is equipped with a camera |
| | | | | boasting 5MP which operates at a pixel resolution of |
| The Google Nexus One measures 119x59.8mm and is | | | | 2560x1920 pixels. Features of the camera include |
| just 11.5mm thick. It weighs in at 130g so is comfortable | | | | autofocus and LED flash, smile detection and the |
| to hold and operate. The large 3.7” AMOLED | | | | increasingly popular geo-tagging facility whereby users |
| capacitive touchscreen displays 480x800 pixels in | | | | can tag the location where a picture was taken. Video |
| WVGA resolution offering unparalleled display clarity | | | | can be recorded in D1 at 720x480 pixels at a rate of |
| and brightness. An accelerometer is built into the phone | | | | 20 frames per second. Pictures and videos can be |
| which senses when the phone has been tilted and | | | | directly uploaded to YouTube and Picasa via |
| rotates the onscreen image accordingly so it can be | | | | applications which allow direct access to these sites. |
| viewed in both portrait and landscape forms. Trackball | | | | |
| navigation is included as support to the touchscreen | | | | A whole host of available features make it easy to |
| navigation, similar to that found on several Blackberry | | | | see why there has been so much hype about this |
| Models. | | | | phone. A range of music and video file formats are |
| | | | | supported by the phone’s media player. These can |
| Users are alerted to incoming calls and messages via | | | | be easily transferred to and from a computer via the |
| vibration and ringing with the option to use MP3 music | | | | microUSB (v2.0) port. Extra features include noise |
| files as ringtones. A speakerphone is included allowing | | | | cancellation with dedicated microphone, digital compass |
| hands free communication. A 3.5mm audio jack can | | | | and voice memo recorder. |
| be used for hands free kits as well as listening to | | | | |
| music with a pair of compatible headphones. | | | | This range of applications and software requires some |
| | | | | very capable hardware. A powerful Qualcomm |
| Internal memory in the Google Nexus One is 512MB | | | | Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor certainly fits |
| RAM and 512MB ROM. A microSD slot is found on | | | | the bill, and adequately compliments the Android v2.1 |
| the handset with 4GB of memory included. This can, | | | | operating system. |
| however, be expanded to up to 32GB allowing plenty | | | | |
| of storage for media files, applications, contact info and | | | | Many will see the HTC Google Nexus One as one of |
| other files. | | | | the first major rivals to Apple’s iPhone 3G and its |
| | | | | easy to see why. |
| A wide range of connectivity options is available with | | | | |