After a protracted string of rumours, the Nexus One Google phone is finally official. So just what’s so special about this Google-branded slab of cellular slickness? And why is everyone getting so het up about it. Our 5 things you need to know will clue you in, so you can tell your pals down the pub just why the Nexus One Google phone is so special.
Google’s not selling it alone
Sure you can fly over to google.com/phone and get your hands on a Nexus One Google phone completely unlocked and without a contract. But the Big G also has the backing of some major networks across the globe, with Vodafone flogging it here in Blighty from the spring.
It’s the most advanced Android phone ever
With a beefed up version of Android 2.1, packing neater home screens and animated wallpapers, some of which respond to your prods, not to mention the zippy 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the Nexus One Google phone is the best Android-packing blower yet. Its Android 2.1 OS beating down the Motorola Milestone , packing in Facebook integration and Google Maps Navigation too.
It makes calls clearer
The Nexus One Google phone rocks a second microphone, sampling the ambient noise around you and cancelling it out. It all means calls sound clearer to both you and the person on the other end of the dog and bone.
It repels dirt
With a teflon coated back, the Nexus One Google phone repels the daily film that builds up in your pockets or on the tables and desks you always slap your mobile down on. The Nexus One isn’t just the sharpest Android phone around, it’s the cleanest too.
It’s got a proper headphone jack
Despite the guts inside being made by HTC , the Nexus One Google phone comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, going against the Taiwanese gadget purveyors’ usual stance of loading its phones up with proprietary plugs.
