Considering we’re only in January, the promise of the Nexus One arriving in Australia through Vodafone “sometime 2010″ isn’t completely reassuring, especially with the rapid quality jumps that happens in the smartphone market. But at least it’s something to look forward to, I guess.
According to Liam Tung at ZDNet, Google’s agreement with Vodafone to release the Nexus One in the UK and other European countries is a global partnership in each territory Vodafone has a network, which obviously includes Australia.
So ultimately now, we have no idea if we’ll see the phone next week or sometime in December, but sometime this year Vodafone will sell the Nexus One in Australia. Who’s happy?
[ZDNet]
Glenn Fairbairn
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 11:50 AMAlso reported in today’s Financial Review. I for one endorse the upcoming Superphone market.
Flame
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 11:58 AMre: a previous comment from me on lack of Android multi-touch. Engadget are saying the European version of Nexus One does have multitouch, as did the Moto Droid. Good to know! I obviously missed that news.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/surprise-surprise-htcs-euro-spec-nexus-one-does-multitouch/
David
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 4:24 PMBut the $64 question is will Australia get America’s I’m too scared of Apple suing me single touch version or Europe’s multitouch version?
matt
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 9:40 PMits an odd thing, I think many android handsets support multitouch, and it is just disabled in the O.S., that’s what it was like at the start of android.
not really sure why.. it was speculated, rumoured that Apple – who were best buddies with google – asked them nicely to disable it at first so there would be no competition against the iphone…
but I think if an android phone has a capacitive touch screen (i.e. not pressure based), there is a good chance that it is multi touch capable.
anyway, me wantie!! more graphics power than the already powerful iphone 3gs with open XP dev tools FTW!
Jordan
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:04 PMI can’t see a reason for any delay other than supply and demand? The US model should work perfectly on the Voda AU network.
Regardless, I won’t bank on it arriving while i’m still young.
H
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:05 PMI won’t be holding my breath, but I’m hoping the impressive stats of the Nexus One will make Apple try harder and not just give us a minor refresh mid this year, and a decent refresh to the iPhone OS to include multi-tasking. Word on the street is iPhone OS 4.0 is getting ready for the SDK beta release, so here’s hoping.
Travis Young
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 1:44 PMYou’d think Telstra would try and get NextG support shored up with hardware developers. No Android phone is going to take off properly in Australia without all provides being able to offer it.
I’m sick of seeing these phones released here on Vodaphone and Optus networks while I know that if I want good coverage I am stuck with Telstra.
StevoTheDevo
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:36 PMYou have the iPhone..
As a non Telstra, but regularly country Virgin (optus) user, I’m happy to see a 900MHz 3G option..
tony
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 1:45 PMtelstra has the htc hd2 now as well. that can be purchase through tlife.
i say no company in australia is bringing out enough smarphones, we need more choice!!
Simon Reidy
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:10 PMTotally agree. I couldn’t care less about Telstra’s overpriced 850mhz Network, and Vodafone’s plans and coverage don’t suit me in Hobart. Get your shit together Optus & Virgin and start releasing some next gen Android 1.6 900mhz phones with multitouch! As much as I love my jailbroken iPhone it’s getting towards upgrade time and there’s still nothing decent to choose from.