Google Nexus One Review
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Jan 2010, 04:11
Say hello to the HTC Nexus One, sold exclusively through Google. This phone shouldn’t be new to you however; we first spied it way back in October as the HTC Passion. The Nexus One is indeed manufactured by HTC, and while the packaging ...
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1. barmalei posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 1
Certainly a very decent smartphone, but I can't get past the uninspiring design of both exterieor and the UI (I totally agree with this conclusion: "The enhanced UI is nice, but we still want Sense"). When I am paying 530 dollars plus tax for a phone that I am planning to be using daily for the next 3 years, I want something more aesthetically pleasing like HD2 or Xperia X10 - even though it takes both forever to reach U.S. markets, and they will also be more expensive than N1. I also prefer to have some physical buttons on the phone (programmable if possible), and the trackball sort of looks useless. In any case, the more competition - the better.
2. DontHateOnS60 posted on 13 Jan 2010, 08:21 0 0
How is it that you guys have never once mentioned the fact that Android phones do not truly go full screen in the web browser, since that status bar is always there?
3. Legacystar posted on 13 Jan 2010, 08:59 0 0
i'd rather keep the notification panel that way im not inturrupted while web browsing
5. rishibawa posted on 13 Jan 2010, 12:43 0 0
agreed, love the notification bar, I'll sacrifice a few pixels of browsing for that
8. uk786 posted on 13 Jan 2010, 15:41 0 0
I've got an Android phone [HTC HERO] and the browser definitely goes full screen!
21. E.N. posted on 16 Jan 2010, 20:05 0 0
Haha. The Droid is done already. If I was to go Android, the Nexus One would be the one.
9. DNA posted on 13 Jan 2010, 16:24 0 0
Why doens't phonearea know this? The only reason multitouch isn't enabled, is because Apple has a software patent on it. In Europe software patents aren't allowed, so companies can use it. Blame it on Apple...
13. mr. anderson posted on 13 Jan 2010, 21:30 0 0
thats not true, look at the hero and the pre/pixi. it may very well be true that google doesnt want to get into it with apple, but there are two htc devices currently available in the us (pre and eris) with a third one coming (hd2) that have multitouch.
15. Hlorri posted on 14 Jan 2010, 06:18 0 0
Apple has U.S. Patents on specific interactions (e.g. pinch to zoom etc), not on multi-touch technology itself. That predates Apple's interest. Even though software patents are not (yet) honored in the E.U., companies that manufacture cell phones for the US market must honor US patents. Conversely, it is also true that U.S. companies doing business in other places (e.g. Europe) must honor patents in markets they are present. This often leads to cross-licensing agreements between several patent holders, or alternatively, court battles.
22. E.N. posted on 16 Jan 2010, 20:06 0 0
But what about other phones that have multitouch like the Palm Pre and G1 (I believe). How come they don't have to pay any attention to the patent?
31. supermarioshirt posted on 20 Feb 2010, 12:33 0 0
that's not it at all... they just came out with a software update supporting multitouch and it works just fine.
10. Sufcc posted on 13 Jan 2010, 17:19 1 0
Yep, what DNA said. Multitouch works fine in third party apps, like Dolphin Browser and Picsay Photo editor.
11. rigo posted on 13 Jan 2010, 19:24 0 0
totally agree, HTC can do a lot better than this, of course google is paying for what they want (options) just got it a week ago and my hero (chin) still beats the N1 when it comes to fun, also quality of calls and even power buttom, my phone sometimes it goes on while in my pocket when I have just turned it off, no bueno...I mean how expensive is to have some cool animations, apps security, and original design.. notice how most android phones have several options that are all the same, not sure if this has something to do with the OS but come on these phones are not cheap, google could not even afford to have a different clock widget than the o.g. android phone, give me a break Xperia x10 that's a step up, hopefully it will have some privacy settings in general, and hopefully it will be withing the Tmobile USA frequency for 3g. sorry guys get emotional about phones looking alike in models, just like the cars, after 5 years they only change head lights and tail lights haaaaaaaaa haaa
12. Galen20K posted on 13 Jan 2010, 21:22 0 0
you're way off, your hero is WEAK. Nexus One BLows it out of the water in EVERY respect.
14. mr. anderson posted on 13 Jan 2010, 21:32 0 0
ive got both. the nexus one is way faster and the screen is amazing, but ill be keeping my hero at the end of the day.
16. BeBoo posted on 14 Jan 2010, 11:01 0 0
What is everyone's obsession with SenseUI? Just because it's made by HTC doesn't mean it _needs_ SenseUI. Not to mention, this is a Google Experience phone, like the Droid...
