Google phone Nexus One brings competition to the iPhone
Google and HTC presented the Nexus One, an Android 2.1 smartphone (or “superphone” as Google calls it) sold by Google directly on its web store. Currently the HTC manufactured Nexus One will ship only to USA, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.
The form factor resembles the iPhone, but the Nexus One is slightly lighter and thinner. The display is a stunning 3.7” OLED touchscreen with an impressive 800 x 480 resolution (the iPhone’s is 480 x 320) and coupled with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor create an unparalleled user experience …for as long as the battery lasts.
Another notable hardware feature is the double microphone with dynamic noise suppression, that will allow a sound quality that will impress people on the other side of the phone line 
while other features as 3G connection, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, accelerometer, digital compass, 5 Megapixel camera (with flash) and MicroSD storage were to be expected.
Google applications such as Gmail, Google Voice, YouTube, Google Earth and Google Maps Navigation along with third party apps developed on the open source Android 2.1 are one of the best selling points of the Google-HTC web phone.
Personally I had the chance to play just for a few minutes with a Nexus One before Christmas and I could enjoy the sleek design and really fast transitions from menus to applications. The Sky Map app wasn’t very precise but looked fun, while the lack of a data contract on the Italian SIM card unfortunately made the testing of Google Goggles impossible (I admit it, it was the only feature I was really curious about: Check the demo videos out on our Top 5 Technology Videos playlist).
You can watch the official Nexus One YouTube video is below: Nexus One: “Web meets phone”
The Google Phone Store
What makes the Nexus One stand apart for US customers is also the possibility of buying an unlocked mobile handset at $529, along with the option of tying it to a two year T-Mobile USA contract (the price of the phone would be $179 in this case, coupled with a $79.99 monthly fee).
From an ecommerce point of view, Google’s Phone Store looks very clean and easy to use. You can check out the HTC Nexus One specs and take a virtual 3D tour to experience the Google way of selling a phone by making you feel and see the device in your hands!
Google is expanding the ways we can search with Goggles and Voice Search, that according to early reviews has a 70-90% accurate voice recognition. The Nexus One is not just a smartphone, but a device that integrates Google Search and apps in every possible way, to provide the best web mobile experience to users and maximise advertising revenues for Google.
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