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Google's Nexus One Phone Launches

Posted by kdawson on from the shaking-it-up dept.

The press conference at the Googleplex is over and Google's Nexus One phone has launched (official Google blog announcement). The NY Times confirms the bare details: manufactured by HTC; $529 unlocked, $179 with 2-year T-Mobile contract; coming to Verizon in the US, and Vodaphone in Europe, in "Spring 2010." The Times notes one desirable feature: "[Google] has also voice-enabled all text boxes in the device, so a user can speak into the device to, for instance, compose an e-mail, rather than type the text of the email." Walt Mossberg points out one limitation: "On the Nexus One, only 190 megabytes of its total 4.5 gigabytes of memory is allowed for storing apps. On the $199 iPhone, nearly all of the 16 gigabytes of memory can be used for apps." No answers yet to the obvious questions: can it tether on T-Mobile? Will it allow VoIP?

10 of 568 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So what's the difference? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    does anyone know what really sets this thing apart from the Droid\G1\etc???

    It's from GOOGLE! It's got to be good...

  2. obligatory meh by kirkb · · Score: 4, Funny

    No LTE. Less space than a drobo. Meh.

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  3. 190 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    190 megabytes should be enough for anybody.

  4. Re:But Cellular Service is evil by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not true. You only think this because your phone gave you brain cancer.

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  5. "I have an iPhone" LOL! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I'm pretty underwhelmed by the announcement."

    Golly, who didn't see that coming?! Go away you fucking hipster loser. No one gives a fuck what some idiot with an iPhone has to say.

  6. Re:sales tax? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google checkout wants to charge me $48.93 for sales tax on the unlocked Nexus One. Why? do they have a presence in my state (AR)?

    Does anyone?

  7. Re:I was hoping for a new business model by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    What are you, a goddam communist?

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  8. that is the question. by hjf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it blend?

  9. Re:So what's the difference? by RevWaldo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nexus One vs Droid:

    Free Slipcase?

    Nexus One - Yes
    Droid - No

    WINNER - NEXUS ONE

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  10. Re:So what's the difference? by dr.+chuck+bunsen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because if you turn it sideways it then has a screen resolution of 800X400 :)