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The Google Nexus One

posted by Catt Mallen
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Since the Google Nexus One was released a few months ago, it has been the talk of the town. Smartphone fanatics have given it a resounding thumbs up. It is an Android phone designed by the search engine giant Google, however, it is actually manufactured by renowned cell company HTC. Those who have already got themselves a Nexus One agree that the phone is the best Android phone made to date. At first glance, the Google Nexus One resembles the iPhone. Like the iPhone, it does not have a physical keyboard, with the result being an extremely slim and attractive design. In fact, with dimensions of 119 by 59.8 by 11.5 millimeters, it is actually thinner than the iPhone. The Nexus One is also very light, weighing in at just 130 grams. The capacitive touch screen displays graphics with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. On the bottom of the 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen are found four buttons: back, menu, home, and search. You can find a trackball pointing device as well as voice controls on the left side. It sounds as though all of these features could easily become confusing, but the incredibly user-friendly control system found on the Nexus One will enable you to fully enjoy the phone in only a few hours. The phone uses the Android 2.1 operating system and runs off a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It contains all the standard features for connectivity – a 3G HSDPA and HSUPA and WiFi access via WLAN connections. As for data transfer between the phone and your other gadgets, it has microUSB and Bluetooth. Data transmission has never been easier. A wide variety of software features and applications place the Nexus One amongst the most delightful phones to use. Google Voice is one such application installed to the phone. A user can assign their Google Voice number to the phone. This can be used for texting and for placing calls. Google Voice users can therefore place free calls right from the cell phone. The Voice Keyboard is another great piece of software that comes pre-installed on the Google Nexus One. The text fields throughout the various apps and features of the phone are all voice enabled. With the Voice Keyboard you can talk into the phone and have your words converted into text. You speak and it types for out the words for you, what could be easier? This application is about 90% accurate and is a great time saver.

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