By It looks like one of the members at XDA has his hands on the Google Nexus One and you know what that means… T-R-O-U-B-L-E. And that spells awesome if you’re an Android fan. One of the coolest cosmetic things to come out of it is the video that plays when you turn your Nexus One on:
As you can see they take the typical “colors” you would find in the Google Chrome Logo and organizes them into a fierce “X” shape that you would assumeis for the X in “neXus” although at this point I guess anything is possible. And come to think of it… doesn’t that kind of enter the whole “Microsoft XBOX” looking logo territory? Hmmmm…
But that’s just the surface. What is REALLY interesting are the things that will soon be (likely) dug up from the system dump Kousch has done. It essentially is the Android operating system with Flan that is currently featured on the Nexus One. Sure… it could change by the time the phone comes out but there already seem to be some interesting tidbits like the existence of a mysterious file called “GenieWidget.apk”.
With enough know-how and elbow grease, Android modders will be able to take this system image and create an upgrade.apk file that will likely allow people who live on the edge to upgrade their phone to Flan. Of course they risk breaking their phone and ruining their warranty in the process, but I warned them. Be warned – there, now I warned them.
It may be even quicker for the system image to be plopped into the emulator. One thing is for sure: some REALLY interesting stuff is about to happen and we plan to be on top of all of it! Join all our AF friends talking about the phone in the Nexus One Forum and enjoy two pictures coming from the same dude from XDA:
This is about to be an epic Android holiday season.
[Thanks NorCal]
This is what I hate so much about hype. Now my expectations are so high, it’ll be very hard for Google to meet them. On another note, is T-Mobile’s coverage that much worse compared to AT&T?
Why won’t this story die? Please, please, for the love of god stop it! Shoot it, stab it, blow it up, just make it stop!
I just made a mess in my pants…
@CJ r u stupid, this is gonna be the best phone out by sooooo far. By the way no 1 is gonna talk about the droid ever again after january
@kidphat
It’s more 3G coverage than anything else. It exists in major cities, but not so much elsewhere (even compared to AT&T). And what Verizon calls 3G isn’t really the same speedwise as what AT&T offers.
I’m just wondering if using Google Maps Navigation on an EDGE network is doable, since I just want to swap a SIM with my iPhone and use it as a GPS when necessary.
The X is probably in referance to nexus. However it makes much more sense to relate to the “X” as in “X Server” in LinuX, that powers Android :)
Love it! Cant wait!
Could someone confirm the Snapdragon CPU? Dutch website Tweakers.net states otherwise (based on an anonymous source) so I would like to to have a definitive answer.
CJ… shouldn’t you be posting on an iPhone blog…. even Stevie Wonder can see the Nexus is gonna be the next big thing!!!!
Steve Ballmer must be thinking “Darnit…why didn’t I come up with the X-Box phone???”
@david
you don’t know SHIT!
Hmmm…. I’ll pass. I can’t really expect HTC to have a solidly built phone. Almost all the HTC phones I’ve had felt very plasticky, and this looks like a stretched out Sprint Hero. Besides, I could care less about the ovverated Crap Dragon, what I need is Tegra.
@david, yeah, who are you to say what will happen?
@david
i don’t think that it will effect the droid at all
@ari-free LOL!
@david Droid is still best :)
@david you don’t know SHIT
I don’t see why there’s so much hype for this phone. It’s just Android 2.1 on a generic looking HTC phone with a pretty boot up and some WebOS card stuff. I guess Google selling it is kinda news worthy, but how is this the next big thing?
When it’s rooted, whats preventing all this fun stuff from ending up on The Droid or G1?
The hype is because it “might” be unlocked and selling for $199 through Google and it has high end specs like the Snapdragon processor…and I hope OLED too?. Otherwise its like any other new high end phone coming out. I will be looking at this and the Xperia x10
@tauran now that is a dumb comment. Ideally this phone will be supported by google which means both lower price and faster software updates. Plus the Xperia rachael UI is shinny but not appealing to me.
(edit) the phone also includes Android 2.1 which wont be on any phone anywhere until the second half of 2010. Is it me or is that a animation of falling leaves??
COOL!
@david Lol, Funny when people that don’t have a DROID can comment on it’s ability to remain a front-running Android phone for the next year, Let alone JANUARY. Put your iPhone down, Get rid of your MT3G. DROID is what it is. Period.
I don’t see what the big deal is… this is another phone that won’t work with Verizon. If someone has an iPhone at AT&T why are they going to switch to a google phone? I have a droid and I love it, but it’s a push against the iPhone.
rob@ SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUE!!! DROID will be better
@Marco, I can guarantee that it has the Snap Dragon CPU.
@john, yes, the background is animated. It’s a new feature in whatever version of Android they have.
Tauron wrote: “The hype is because it “might” be unlocked”
It’s still going to run on t-mobile or @!&# AT&T…a dealbreaker for those who depend on Verizon or Sprint.
Rob pull your head out your azz droid only seems good now because of Android 2.0 once all phones jump on the 2.0 bandwagon we will truly see how good droid is. Droid isn’t the iPhone killer Android 2.0 is the iPhone killer don’t get it twisted. I mean imagine if droid didn’t have android 2.0 it would be nothing more than a better looking moto cliq
@Ari- Free
oh well for them if they don’t get it.
I can guarantee this phone is not going to be $200 unlocked. its going to be at least $100 more
I want this for verizon!
@2FR35H you wish! compare any of the droids specs to most other android devices.
2FR35H get YOUR head out of your ass, to say the Droid is only a better looking cliq makes you automatically an idiot. Processor, screen, camera, speed….. Theres more but you wouldnt get it anyway…
“2FR35H get YOUR head out of your ass, to say the Droid is only a better looking cliq makes you automatically an idiot. Processor, screen, camera, speed….. Theres more but you wouldnt get it anyway…”
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This, exactly. There is a lot more that goes in to making a good phone than just the OS. I own a G1 and a Droid, and I will damn well assure you that Android 2.0 would be complete crap on the G1 compared to the Droid.
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“(edit) the phone also includes Android 2.1 which wont be on any phone anywhere until the second half of 2010. Is it me or is that a animation of falling leaves??
COOL!”
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Who said 2.1 will be released in the second half of 2010? I’m sure Verizon will want to get Android 2.1 out to the Droid as soon as possible, especially if the Nexus One is a hit. New update = more cool features = more people want to buy the phone. Now, phones running 1.5/1.6 is a different story…
I don’t care how nice the software looks, until Android has an official Apps2SD phones with only 256 MB of user memory for apps is not going to compete against the Iphone.
^^ isnt there some developer working with Google employees on a fix for that problem? Apps to SD card and in the future, using SD card with the apps to change from phone to phone
i believe there are multiple reasons for the hype
1) With the recent acquisition of gizmo5, this could be the launching pad for cell voip… meaning all you need is a data plan, no voice… $40 a month unlimited calling
2) In the meantime… $200 phone unsubsidized means lower rate plans / lower total cost of ownership (at least for some carriers)
3) The first phone (sort of) that isn’t released in partnership with the carriers, so absolutely no walled garden. Droid came close but still some verizon tweaks.
4) This may be the most important. This phone has the chance to overhaul the industry. Google’s vision of cell phone industry: carries worry about coverage, manufactuers worry about phones, developers and google customize the software as they please. This is a fundamental shift from what we see today where the carriers have all the power. Less power means lower cost and better options. Similar to what intel did to the pc industry. Think about this, you sign up for Cox or Att or Time Warner for your home phone, imagine only be able to buy the phones they choose to carry. That is the cell industry today.
5) It’s also a sweet phone.
2FR35H “oh well for them if they don’t get it.”
LOL people are leaving iPhone for Droid because of Verizon and you want to go back to dropped calls and spotty coverage?
Again with the whole coverage conversation. Ok, Verizon has more EVDO Rev A coverage than AT&T has 3G. Porshe also more sports cars than BMW has luxury cars. Yes? Maybe? Point is, its just not the same conversation. And Tmo uses the same technology as AT&T but has TERRIBLE coverage, which is why no one bothers bringing it up. Yes, if you live in Dallas you’re probably fine. Try going 5 miles out of town, or try living in any city less that 500k people … they’re the bastard child of telco’s, which is why they’re cheaper … you get what you pay for. So again, please do your research before posting uneducated, dull statements that are simply not true. The point of what google is doing is to change the way the industry works, not join the carrier pissing contest, so please put away your rulers.
“4) This may be the most important. This phone has the chance to overhaul the industry. ”
only if you can switch to Sprint or Verizon. You can’t expect to change the entire industry with t-mobile.
its funny to watch all the droid owners get defensive about there phone. verizon has got you guys deeeeply plugged into them with all there million dollar droid campaings dont they! hahaha!!!
Id be happy if this is out on ATT. Doeosnt Verizon and Sprint both have the CDMA limitiation? You cant talk and be on internet at the same time. That sort of makes a multitasking phone pointless.
i really don’t get the tmobile hate or the claims that they have terrible coverage. i have driven all over florida and have had good coverage all throughout the state. in california, i go and visit my dad in a small town and have pretty good coverage as well, as well as in all the places i land in throughout the country.
A whole lot of Hype!
cwrig: I am on sprint right now while surfing and writing this to you.
@ ari-free
I agree. However there are reports that it will go to t-mobile, then att, and a CDMA version will be coming out shortly for sprint and verizon.
if it is only t-mobile then i agree, but i can’t image google tarnishing their reputation with carriers for a t-mobile contract.
@cwrig: Not really. I’ve had multitasking phones for years on CDMA and they are quite useful. Yes, if you yak on the phone all the time and need 3g data at the same time it will suck. If you want to flip between multiple tasks like music, web, email, calendar, and a game while you multitask like you would on a computer then it is still very helpful. That’s like saying if you don’t have an internet connection on your computer you should only need to do one thing at a time. I run all kinds of applications on a daily basis on my computer and only one of those is the web browser. The rest of the time I am running Word, Excel, Final Cut, Entourage, and Sorenson Squeeze. Likewise, I run all kinds of applications on my phones despite only spending a small amount of time on the phone talking.
@cwrig, The CDMA limitation will go away soon with some new chips from modem manufacturers. I believe it was initially just a cost cutting mechanism.
Does anyone else think that the wall paper is animated? Look at the leaves in the other “autumn” wallpapers, or the squares on the pixel’ish wallpaper.
@rob seriously open your eyes its all android 2.0 not the phone!
@ 2FR35H i tottaly agree with you them other guys dont know crap about android they try filling their mouths up with shit they cant even confirm.
@ray yes the droid is like the cliq difference is the firmware idiot look up your stuff.
Android is the best so will this phone watch all ya droid ppl gonna change to it… oh i forgot ya cant ya have verizon sorry.. haters.
cwrig “Id be happy if this is out on ATT. Doeosnt Verizon and Sprint both have the CDMA limitiation? You cant talk and be on internet at the same time. That sort of makes a multitasking phone pointless.”
if this is all VOIP then it’s all data and no ‘voice’
barclay “However there are reports that it will go to t-mobile, then att, and a CDMA version will be coming out shortly for sprint and verizon.”
But wouldn’t it be great if you could just buy one phone and switch between all carriers? That would be the ultimate freedom. But verizon is switching to LTE and that will make things a lot easier for portability (especially on the global scale)
This is the phone everyone stuck with an AT&T iPhone have been waiting for….to go to T-Mobile. T-Mobile’s 3G will be HSPA 7.2 by summer…nationwide. Leaving everyone including Verizon in the dust.
@ari-free
I agree. But having the option to buy gsm or cdma depending on what carrier you choose for $200 isn’t bad / improvement considering low price plans, especially if it’s just voip and a $30-$50 plan. That’s good to hear they are working on fixing the cdma limitation.
I read the 4G can download 50mb per second. zylex (?) just announced a wireless router that connects 4g at the 50 mb / sec. All you have to do is plug in the power, and you have wireless n, g, w, 4 ethers, and 2 usbs (wireless printer) as long as you’re in a 4g area. Verizon and I believe t-mobile (maybe spring) are releasing 4g in early 2010. Att 2011.
lol, all this big red fans are like why are they going with t-mobile with a spotty coverage… ummm, didn’t they go with t-mobile on g1? didn’t they go with t-mobile with touch g2 aka hero? magic? my point is, T-mobile is an international company, and would make the nexus one, the next big thing if it sold anywhere in the world. GUYS the market here isn’t just US. don’t focus ur attention on verizon, at&t, sprint, and t-mobile… focus urself on the WORLD. It’s the time of globalization. If u look at US marketwise, T-mobile is releasing its new 3g technology by early next year.
im beginning to think some of the people in here are just frustrated coz CDMA version isn’t out yet or is it even coming.
@phoenix
When people mention T-mobile’s terrible coverage, they are usually referring to their lack of 3G. Take a look at their 3G map: http://coverage.t-mobile.com/default.aspx?MapType=Data
There are only a few dark purple spots scattered around the country.
LAME! So I was hoping for REAL improvements to Android and all we get is a completely useless and disturbingly flashy 3d animation…?! Wtf Google, gimme a break. Seriously.
fish, if this implies a hardware accelerated UI then that would be a big deal
@fupadroid from my DROID, . Now that that’s out of the way, verizon didn’t sell me on anything, they sold the people that just wanted a “cool” phone. I wanted it because it is undoubtedly the best android phone today, and will continue to be as long as no other phone is released with bettger hardware and a keyboard. The keyboard sells, we note this with the G1. All you sillynannies out there that cry over the phone being .3 ounces more then one without a keyboard are retarded. You act as if it affects a mountain climb or causes backpain.
Everyone who says this phone is just a flashy new piece of hardware must not realize how important the overall story to this phone is.
barclay has is right with the point that this phone most likely being free of a contract with any specific carrier means better prices and options because no carrier will be able to set the price. The fact that this might be sold exclusively through Google makes a big difference.
Also, as others have pointed out, the hardware makes all the difference in how the OS operates on this phone. That should be obvious. Could anyone imagine trying to run those animated wallpapers on the G1? And unless you’re stupid, you’d know that the top of the line hardware in this phone won’t just be used to make leaves fall in the background of the OS homescreen.
Europe needs this phone!!!
I’m from the UK where the i-phone is dominating at the moment. However i predict that in only a few months time people will be looking for something new and exciting, Android has some serious potential, could this phone be the one that penetrates the European market ???
Unlimited calling, web and text on VZ is $160 a month.
Sprint $100 a month.
T-Mobile $80 a month.
In the DC metro area, I would venture that T-Mobile works in about 1/2 the places that VZ does.
If you have a job where you are not in the same location every day, T-Mobile ain’t gonna hack it. I regularly see T-Mobile Users have ZERO BARS were that damn map says that they should have full service.
AT&T is way better then T-Mobile around here. But Data does slow at points during the day and calls drop. Especially if you are trying to hand off between towers. My co-horts at work all have AT&T and if they are in a car I am gonna get 3 or 4 calls to complete a conversation.
Sprint seems to croak as soon as you go inside a building. But if you have it set to roam to VZ it will work. Call quality goes in the craper fast thou.
But all that aside. I would love to see reasonably priced flat rate calling. BUT… WHO CARES WHAT IT COSTS IF THERE IS NO SERVICE!
WiFi is a good bridge when you can get on it. But if you need your phone to work and its not just some toy… then the cellular companies can keep right on charging.
So you can get the phone for $200… great. You still need a carrier to give you service.
I don’t get it…so this phone has android 2.1, may be cheap and may have an OLED screen.
It still has a slower CPU than both the liquid and X10…And the same amount of ram as both. It doesn’t have a physical keyboard like the droid does (liquid and X10 are the same as this google phone).
The only good thing about it is that if it is only $200, it will push android out into more people’s hands. But that is it. Not really that fancy…
@Phil – How does it have a slower CPU? the Acer Liquid and the X10 both have the same Snapdragon CPU as the Nexus. The Liquid is even downclocked from 1GHz to 768MHz.
Why are people writing so much when we all know so little about this phone?
And why is it such a special thing that it will be sold unlocked? Any phone be bought unlocked (at least in Sweden). Also it sounds plausible that Google could sell it cheap and make money on ads/services.
Either way, the Nexus One/HTC Bravo will be my next phone.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/skeththefraud/nexuslogo.png
Its not the OS that is making this phone famous. Its the fact that this phone will be carrier independent and will be GSM/CDMA right from the get go that makes this phone famous.
Sure they are only “dogfooding” it with T-Mob and ATT but there will be a sure bet that if Google wants to break the carrier barriers, than they will make it CDMA. Also from what i heard there will be no need for a voice plan with the phone since it will be able to use Google Voice with it. Making it that much affordable to have such a fancy phone!
@Chris you’re right! That’s why I haven’t switched yet. That $180 from verizon is crazy. They charge $20 for the text and then $29 for the data. Damn with tmobile u get both for the $35. I’m not cheap but why the hell would I pay an addtl $15 or so for the same thing? Tmobiles phone selections do suck but damn paying over $110 a month for phone service I don’t think so.I really hope that tmobile gets the nexus at the $199 price. I’m tired of my g1.
Not excited about this at all, except that it might give devs more users to create apps for, which is good for all of us Android users. I’m still very much happy with my Droid and extremely pleased with the latest update and the how quickly it came. Keep em coming, Ver-oogle-ola.
Check out more pics of Android 2.1 on the Droid via Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/photos/android-2-1-ported-to-droid-no-one-feigns-surprise/2535202
I’m not sure how I feel about this. The Droid movement has made me excited to remain with Verizon… but I’m not dazzled by the Eris or Droid. This is definitely the phone I want… but not sure about switching to t-mo (att is out of the question). T-mo guys – how is current 3G speed?
Will it be as popular as the GoogleWave?
Everyone has to have one….
lil_ana wrote on December 15, 2009
@rob seriously open your eyes its all android 2.0 not the phone!
@ 2FR35H i tottaly agree with you them other guys dont know crap about android they try filling their mouths up with shit they cant even confirm.
@ray yes the droid is like the cliq difference is the firmware idiot look up your stuff.
Android is the best so will this phone watch all ya droid ppl gonna change to it… oh i forgot ya cant ya have verizon sorry.. haters.
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1) Your post is full of grammar errors (and seriously, ‘haters’? LOL
2) If you’re referring to the Droid when you say “all android, not the phone” what part of fast processor, bigger screen, much higher resolution, and physical keyboard did you miss? Regardless, the Droid has secured itself in the minds of new-to-Android users, and has broken the barrier to new users. THAT is why the Droid isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
3) Droid is like the Cliq except for firmware? Is that why Droid has (again) a faster processor, a bigger screen, with higher resolution than an iphone?
Yes. You have successfully confirmed you can throw insults, and post garbage on the internets. Congratulations!
FYI – It’s taken me MANY phones to find the Droid, and the way it handles things. This supposed ‘google phone’ doesn’t entice me one bit.
And, oh yea, ‘lil_ana’ – NO ONE TOPS VERIZON’S REACH into the mobile mainstream. No one…And I don’t even like their business practices, but that’s a fact. Verizon opening the floodgates to Android with the Droid is kind of like Toyota bashing domestics into the ground with their reliability – it might not be flashy, but it’s reliable, with all the features you could want that works well consistently.
coolMANDINGO: “I’m not cheap but why the hell would I pay an addtl $15 or so for the same thing? ”
because you get what you pay for. With t-mobile you’re paying for less coverage and reliability. AT&T is also simply not acceptable if your phone conversations are important. It’s not just about voice quality but the difference between a call going through and not going through at all.
David wrote on December 15, 2009
Will it be as popular as the GoogleWave?
Everyone has to have one….
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It will be at LEAST as popular as Apple’s “Cyberdog”, Apple’s “taligent”, Apple’s “Pippin” (LOL!), Apple’s “Macintosh Portable”, Apple’s “Apple Newton”.
But they still make great products, today, yea? Google has just begun.
for fuck’s sake, STOP DEBATING ABOUT CARRIERS ALL THE TIME