The Google phone could be a ploy to upset the wireless industry, or it could be an expensive niche smartphone. Either way, it is a bid to take Android back from the companies that are tearing it apart.
So this is a pretty short and inexpertly framed video, but it is the very first one we’ve seen of the Nexus One in action. If you want to see that flashy Android 2.1 boot sequence, read on.
In between all the exciting rumours of when Google’s Nexus One will be released and how much it will cost, there’s at least something that’s confirmed: Google submitted a trademark application for “Nexus One”.
The Nexus One Google phone has Android 2.1, which means that even though it’s not technically available to the public, someone ported it over to the Droid. Don’t install it if you value “stability” on your phone. [Sholes]
I don’t know if it’s the same-y hardware, the absurd expectations or general inconsistencies, but something about the Google Phone just feels… off. And depending on how credulous you’re feeling today, I can explain: We’ve been tricked! By Apple! Wait, what?
Reuters is reporting that the Nexus One may be subsidised in the US by T-Mobile, according to an unnamed source. A site called Android and Me is claiming that T-Mobile will sell it for $US199 with contract, starting on January 5.
Ah, crisp, high resolution display. Side shot after the break!
If you’ve seen the internet this weekend, you’ve heard about it: the “real Google phone” that “changes everything“. But before we get carried away, a counterpoint: Google isn’t magic. And the Nexus One isn’t a game-changer. Not yet.
