Google Nexus One, threat to iPhone?

**jennifer** · 01-05-2010, 08:12 PM

Google's just revealed the Nexus One next-gen Android phone, there's a secret superpower. It's voice controllable. Everywhere. it's pretty much as we expected. The 1 GHz snapdragon processor is there, delivering "what we love at Google: speed" (as described during the press event). There's the 5-megapixel camera, 3.7-inch OLED screen and so on.

"This is as powerful as your laptop was four years ago," Android co-founder Andy Rubin said.

Will the Googlephone Nexus One is threat to iPhone?What do you think?

**jennifer** · 01-05-2010, 08:17 PM

Good news is that the phone supports both UMTS and HSDPA 3G tech.

**SaberSerene** · 01-05-2010, 08:46 PM

No it won't be an iPhone killer its just another android phone.

**Duvi** · 01-05-2010, 09:33 PM

It seems pretty nice, but I will not be going to T-mobile to get the 3G speeds. Hopefully Google wants to actually be "open" and have AT&T 3G.

**naviwilliams** · 01-05-2010, 09:46 PM

I like the fact that Google is offering this phone unlocked, from the get go. Albeit, it will cost almost $600!

Now, let me get my credit card out of the freezer

**JohnH59** · 01-05-2010, 09:54 PM

I was close to ordering just to have a new toy until I read that it worked on AT&T, but not AT&T's 3G. Oh well, the saved me some $$$$.

**ctt1wbw** · 01-05-2010, 09:57 PM

Anyone who'd buy this to use on ATT Wireless would be foolish. Edge is completely worthless and unuseable. It's worser than a old 14.4k dial up external modem. And yes, I used to have one of those. I upgraded from a 300/400/1200 baud external modem. Am I showing my age?

**whmurray** · 01-05-2010, 10:00 PM

1) Is it too hot to hold?

2) Will the battery last long enough to complete a call?

If the answer to 1 is no and that to 2 is yes, then it is pretty cool. Lots of novel ideas. Hope that the next iPhone has some of these innovations.

**cobra302** · 01-05-2010, 10:07 PM

I think apple has some serious pressure on what they need to do with the newest os, but without 3g speed on ATT, I'll pass.

**whmurray** · 01-05-2010, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by jennifer

Google's just revealed the Nexus One next-gen Android phone, there's a secret superpower. It's voice controllable. Everywhere. it's pretty much as we expected. The 1 GHz snapdragon processor is there, delivering "what we love at Google: speed" (as described during the press event). There's the 5-megapixel camera, 3.7-inch OLED screen and so on.

"This is as powerful as your laptop was four years ago," Android co-founder Andy Rubin said.

Will the Googlephone Nexus One is threat to iPhone?What do you think?

The iPhone sets a new standard for market size. One dare not say that it is unassailable but it is certainly close. Even WM does not compete for developer interest. MS proved that applications trump everything but then forgot it for WM. It is hard to see how Android is to catch up.

It is another Palm Pre.

**msm0511** · 01-05-2010, 10:17 PM

It looks like an interesting device, but w/o AT&T 3G bands it's a no-go for me. I used unlocked smartphones on T-Mobile for too long on edge.

**Earless Puppy** · 01-05-2010, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

Anyone who'd buy this to use on ATT Wireless would be foolish. Edge is completely worthless and unuseable. It's worser than a old 14.4k dial up external modem. And yes, I used to have one of those. I upgraded from a 300/400/1200 baud external modem. Am I showing my age?

Edge is not slower then a 14.4 modem, are you kidding me... Edge is faster in theory then 52k... who told you this?

**whmurray** · 01-05-2010, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Earless Puppy

Edge is not slower then a 14.4 modem, are you kidding me... Edge is faster in theory then 52k... who told you this?

The best performance one ever gets is, by definition, just barely good enough. Anything less is tragically slow.

**dreamylynda** · 01-06-2010, 05:29 AM

well, another competition for smart phone will start as Google launched Nexus one, and i do care about the battery will last for how long.

**applejosh** · 01-06-2010, 06:24 AM

While I like the concept of distributing the device unlocked from the get go (as an option I'm sure - hence the $600 entry point), I think the omission of non-T-mobile 3G bands will limit the device's appeal. If it had included other 3G bands, then I think Google could expect much higher sales (even if it didn't sell it through AT&T in the states). T-mobile just doesn't have the coverage of the major carriers (I wish they did along with their current price plans as that might pressure the big two to be more competitive).

**lungho** · 01-06-2010, 07:43 AM

It will be interesting to see how this new phone handles flash content. Will it slow browsing? Will it affect battery life? Can't wait to see.

**ctt1wbw** · 01-06-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Earless Puppy

Edge is not slower then a 14.4 modem, are you kidding me... Edge is faster in theory then 52k... who told you this?

Well, I can tell you that when I lived in northern Virginia, it was an Edge area. Almost every time I tried to check the weather or use Twitter on my iPhone, it would time out. However, every single time I used my old 14.4 modem, I would get data. Now you figure it out.

**zeagus** · 01-06-2010, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

Well, I can tell you that when I lived in northern Virginia, it was an Edge area. Almost every time I tried to check the weather or use Twitter on my iPhone, it would time out. However, every single time I used my old 14.4 modem, I would get data. Now you figure it out.

So because you had timeouts with EDGE, 14.4 modems are better? Hee... Another case of "this is my experience, therefore it's true". It's true for YOU in that location at that time. That's it. I get many times faster than 14.4 the times I am dropped to EDGE.

Anyway, is Nexus One a threat? Maybe once they get that scroll stutter and pageload time thing fixed. In all seriousness, its a nice device, but it's not really more of a threat than the DROID/Milestone, which is to say, "meh,".

**whmurray** · 01-06-2010, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by dreamylynda

well, another competition for smart phone will start as Google launched Nexus one, and i do care about the battery will last for how long.

I saw one report that said "all day." But it is also replaceable. Of course, a replaceable battery comes at the expense of the integrity of the device. Treo was OK but I prefer the iPhone.

**whmurray** · 01-06-2010, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by lungho

It will be interesting to see how this new phone handles flash content. Will it slow browsing? Will it affect battery life? Can't wait to see.

Will it get too hot to handle? Melt? Explode the battery?

Oh, well. Not my problem.

**Hack-My-i** · 01-07-2010, 02:20 PM

iPhone 3G|s| still rocks over any phone!!

**Duvi** · 01-07-2010, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by lungho

It will be interesting to see how this new phone handles flash content. Will it slow browsing? Will it affect battery life? Can't wait to see.

Anything extra effects battery life... I'm assuming the question should have been "How will it effect battery life?" and in that case, I'm unsure, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was considerably or a significant amount.

**BENGRIMM** · 01-08-2010, 10:42 AM

I like the phone , but I cant believe that they didnt include AT&T 3G frequencies . I am not paying $550 to use EDGE .

**raghupro** · 01-08-2010, 10:56 AM

As long as there is app store advantage for iphone no phone can beat it...

Why do u need a 1ghz snapdragon processor when it cant even handle smooth browsing through screens?? a 600mhz processor in iphone does a better job with its OS..

There is no point developing such incredible hardware when you dont have a rewarding software to make it a complete phone..

**tulliver** · 01-08-2010, 11:29 AM

At first the Nexus One really interested me, some of the ideas are excellant. However, the more I looked, the more problems I could see - give it a year and wait for Chrome OS to be released and then Google could make a dent in the smartphone industry.