The Google Phone or Gphone has been rumoured for a long time, and while many have doubted its existence until now, the evidence is mounting up that it not only exists but that Google will launch it in January 2010. In fact it's almost certain that Google will announce the device at a .
Numerous Google staff have been using it since it was handed out for testing, and pictures of the device have been gradually appearing on the internet. It's called the Nexus One, it runs Google Android, obviously, and it's being manufactured for Google by HTC, which is already well known for making Android and Windows Mobile phones.
Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance.
The Nexus One will be running the latest version of the Android operating system - version 2.1. It will be the first Android phone where both the hardware and software have been developed by the same company.
No official announcement yet but a number of independent leaks seem to suggest:
Launch Date:
Available to Buy: Feb - March 2010
Vendor: Direct from Google - unlocked
Price: $530 unlocked
Yet to be officially confirmed but to the best of our knowledge at this point:
Platform: Android 2.1
Device Name: Nexus One
Hardware Manufacturer: HTC
Height: 119mm
Width: 59.8mm
Depth: 11.5mm
Weight: 130g with battery
100g without battery
Camera:
5-megapixel with mechanical autofucus
2x digital zoom with LED Flash
GPS Location aware
Display:
3.7-inch (diagonal) WVGA AMOLED widescreen
Connectors & sensors
SIM card slot
MicroSD card slot
Micro USB Port
Proximity sensor
Light sensor
Tricolor charging and
notification indicator LED
See how these specs stack-up in our iPhone comparison.
Flash Storage: 512MB
RAM: 512MB
SD Card: 4GB included (expandable to 32GB)
Processor:
QUALCOM QSD 8250, 1GHz
Cellular & wireless:
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP Stereo Bluetooth
Battery: Removable 1400 mAH battery
External Features:
Tricolor, clickable trackball
4no. illuminated softkeys (Back, Menu, Home, Search)
Teflon-coated back cover
Dock Pins
3.5mm, 4-connector, stereo headset jack
Earpice, Speaker, Microphone
Second microphone for active noise cancellation