Google’s Nexus One has been making lots of headlines this week, but one aspect that has been largely overlooked so far is how the phone performs as a video camera. We decided to find out and let the Nexus One compete against the iPhone 3GS side by side.
Rumors about Google phone have been circulating for a while. And it’s just about confirmed now. According to the report of Wall Street Journal, numerous Google staff is actually using an unbranded Google Phone, which will be dubbed the Nexus One, and pictures of it have been posted via Twitter.
Based on the current rumors, Nexus One is being manufactured for Google by HTC. It runs on a Snapdragon chip, has a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen, is thinner than the iPhone, has no keyboard, and two mics. The mic on the back of the phone helps eliminate background noise, and it also has a “weirdly” large camera for a phone. And if you don’t like the touchscreen keyboard, a voice-to-text feature is supposed to let you dictate emails and notes by speaking directly into the phone.
And the Nexus One will launch in early January, 2010. It won’t be sold by any one carrier, but instead will be an unlocked GSM phone.
Now, I can’t wait to compare the Google Phone - Nexus One with the popular iPhone 3GS, seeing how Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS.
| |
iPhone 3GS |
Nexus One (Google Phone) |
| Manufacturer |
Apple |
Designed by Google, manufactured by HTC |
| Display |
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously |
High-resolution capacitive multi touch OLED screen |
| Keyboard |
Onscreen keyboard only |
Onscreen keyboard only |
| Camera, photos and video |
3megapixels, Autofocus Video recording, VGA up to |
N/A |
| |
30 fps with audio Photo and video geotagging |
|
| Power |
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
N/A |
| Size |
H: 4.5 inches W: 2.4 inches D: 0.48 inch |
N/A It is said to be thinner than iPhone |
| Operating System |
iPhone OS 3.1.x |
Android 2.1 |
| Processing Speed and Capacity |
600MHz CPU 16GB or 32 GB flash drive |
Powered by Snapdragon Processor |
| Cellular and wireless |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology |
GSM only network Wi-Fi Bluetooth |
| Carrier |
Locked on AT&T |
Unlocked |
| Location |
Assisted GPS Digital Compass Wi-Fi Cellular |
Assisted GPS Digital Compass Wi-Fi |
| Multitasking |
No |
Yes |
| OS Updates |
Yes |
Yes |
| Applications |
100,000+ |
10,000+ |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor An extra mic at the back to reduce background noise |
So, which one you would favor? Since Nexus One has not been officially released by Google yet, it may turn out to be not the same as the specifications listed above, but you can check it out when it comes out.
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