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Over the last few years, Apple have risen as the phone to have. Nokia, RIM, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc, have all seen drops in sales and profits, but Apple have steadily increased (not by percentage of units sold, but by percentage of profit made). The other manufacturers make valiant efforts every now and then to break back into the market, but rarely get further than the initial press release.
In this market, where multi-capabilities (where the user needs them or not) is the key to getting the big sales in, and to continue getting them in. So, without a music player, a PC or novel way of combining them all, how can other manufacturers even compete?
Google has unveiled the much anticipated Google phone called the Nexus One today. The Nexus One is a touchscreen phone, manufacturered by the Tawanise company HTC but under the banner of Google. The phone will retail through the Google website without a contract, for £331 and will also be available on contract from T-mobile for a £112.
The Nexus One is expected to be seen as rival to the Apple iPhone which has set the benchmark in Smartphones in terms of usability and the number of applications available for their phone. However, some consider Apple to be too restrictive in the applications it allows to run on its products. For example, all applications must be vetted by Apple before they can be sold on iTunes and the reluctance of Apple to allow Flash to run on the device are limitations for iPhone.
The specifications for the Nexus One are as follows:
- 3.7″ touchscreen
- 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor
- 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash
- GPS and compass
- Accelerometer
- Noise cancellation technology
- Voice recognition can be used with all applications
- Light sensor changes screen brightness to conserve power
- 512MB Flash memory with SD card slot (expandable to 32GB)