Here it come : Google Nexus One

Posted by Gobinath Mallaiyan on Jan 5, 2010 • (0)

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Finally details about Google Phone is revealed Officially. The Search engine Giant finally unveils the Self-developed Smartphone, they call it a “SUPERPHONE”. On top of this, they have come up with a Google Web Store For purchaing the Phone.(I Gave a try & always ended up in an error page).The web store allows you to purchase the Nexus One without operator or with the wireless service from T-Mobile USA. It also promises more operators soon.So why is this this device creating such a huge interest among consumer / techie’s , lets take a look. Initally Google launched Android with T-Mobile USA as G1, but as of date they have about 20 devices with 59 operators in 48 countries and 19 languages. Android is free & Opensource, this is another reason why the platform might have got so much light.

Now lets take a look @ the Techinical Specificiation of new nexus one

Weight : 130 Grams w/battery – which quite impressive, lighter than iPhone
Width : 59.8 MM – Slimier than other SmartPhones
Display : 3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen – Multitouch is missing
Resolution : 800 x 480 pixels – Impressive
Camera : 5 megapixels with Flash & 2x Digital Zoom – iPhone does not have flash / 5 MP
Video Camera: Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions – Poor iPhone 3G Users (Including me)
Cellular band : GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) – So its a world phone, if you buy unlocked then you can use it any country. iPhone again loses here as there is no offical unlocked verison
Memory : 512MB Flash & 512MB RAM & 4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB) – still should i call this as a smartphone, why not mini-computer
Operating system : Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair) – its Opensource that the big advantage
Processor : Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz – impressive
Talktime : Up to 10 hrs on 2G & Up to 7 hrs on 3G
Standby time : Up to 290 Hrs on 2g & 250 hrs on 3G
Video Playback : Upto 7 hrs
Audio Playback : Upto 20 hrs
GPS : Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Image : JPEG (encode and decode), GIF, PNG, BMP
Video : H.263 (encode and decode) MPEG-4 SP (encode and decode) H.264 AVC (decode)
Audio encoders : AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz
Audio decoders : AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) Mono/Stereo standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz, AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz, AMR-WB 9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz., MP3 Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR), MIDI SMF (Type 0 and 1), DLS Version 1 and 2,XMF/Mobile XMF, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE (8-bit and 16-bit PCM) – Oh! no So many formats supported

Some highlights

- You can buy the phone @ Google’s Web Store, the phone cost’s around $179 on T Mobile with a two-year contract.
- You can buy unlocked phone @ the same website for $529.00
- All text field in the phone is voice-enabled. Every time you speak, it will process your speech.
- Not Like iPhone, it will be available in multiple carrier. Expected to be available in Verison Soon
- It’s 130 grams in weight and 11.5 mm in width, about the width of a standard #2 pencil.
- Google have worked with CoolIris team to enrich the photo load experience.

Google Android Press Gathering Recorded Live – 01/05/10 11:42AM

Gobinath