{"id":2371,"date":"2009-12-14T11:53:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2009-12-14T13:26:24","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T21:26:24","slug":"first-impressions-of-googles-nexus-one-phone-second-hand-at-least","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2009\/12\/first-impressions-of-googles-nexus-one-phone-second-hand-at-least\/","title":{"rendered":"First impressions of Google’s Nexus One phone. Second hand at least"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No, I did not get to play with the Nexus One; and if anyone can help me out with that, I would appreciate that. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 But anyway, a mate of mine has mucked with it and here is what I’ve heard..\u00a0 (and I will update as I learn more)<\/p>\n

{update – Rumor control<\/p>\n

Got this from androidguys.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Unit goes on Sale Jan5;\u00a0\u00a0 The price is going to be $200 unlocked in stores.\u00a0 You can get a $100 discount of you have an active and old Google account.\u00a0 (Not sure what that means BTW). Also, that discount is when you buy it online from the google store via Android Marketplace.\u00a0 You can use T-Moble or AT&T pre-paid; but it might only be edge for AT&T ($30 month) unless that was a limit of the test unit.\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Number 1, its FAST.\u00a0 1Gig processor.\u00a0 Yea baby. From what I heard, everything has a nice snap to it. Getting apps from the store, moving screen to screen, even the animated backgrounds.\u00a0 All fast and snappy.\u00a0 With a 1Gig I would expect that. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Lots of cool UI things, animated background, and not animation, but widget backgrounds.\u00a0 For example, you can have a grass background and it changes with the seasons.\u00a0 Cool. The list of apps has this star wars parallax fade, (nod to Xerox Parc), and voice entry for all text fields.<\/p>\n

Now the voice entry did not work perfectly from my friends tests, but the potential is there.\u00a0 Also, he was testing over edge, so that could have affected performance, who knows.\u00a0 But the idea of allowing voice for any text field is interesting, make up for not having a keyboard?\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 Not me though, still want that keyboard!<\/p>\n

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My impressions..\u00a0 No keyboard.\u00a0 The rumor mill had a keyboard on this boy, no such luck. The form factor seems like a typical HTC, so basically, its a direct shot at the iPhone.\u00a0 Why do I say that?\u00a0 Because most of the phones running android so far have been somewhat conservative in pushing the limits of the phones specs, so I guess Google got tired of waiting and wanted to monster phone out there.. NOW!\u00a0 And it looks like it. So given a super platform and preloaded with all kinda of google goodness, running on T-moble, this could finally put the challenge to iPhone… except… apps.\u00a0 The iPhone still have the advantage here, but they are still married (mared) to At&T, so will the Nexus be enough to get Andriod traction? Yes.\u00a0 Is it an iPhone killer?\u00a0 No. Apple has had far too long of a head start to be pushed out by power and the Google App universe. HOWEVER, if google make a play with Verizon as well as t-mobile, AND if Apples does not get off this AT&T only FAIL, then its a new argument.<\/p>\n

Here are the leaked specs so far..<\/p>\n