Google unveils $179 Nexus One mobilephone
Google Nexus One
Google Tuesday unveiled its long-anticipated new smartphone, Nexus One, which costs $179 with a two-year service contract.
Nexus One cellphone, the latest step in the online search giant’s effort to stake its claim in the nascent mobile version of the Internet. The device is manufactured by Taiwan’s HTC Corp., but is designed by the search giant, runs the company’s Android operating system, and bears the Google brand.
Google will sell the Nexus One directly to consumers via its own Web site. The device will cost $529 without a service contract. The phone is available for $179 people that sign up for a T-Mobile USA service contract.
Google’s Web site says the device will later be available through Verizon Wireless in the U.S. and Vodafone Group Plc in Europe.
The Nexus One features a slightly larger touch screen than Apple’s iPhone, a 5-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi connectivity. It is the first device to run on Android 2.1, the latest version of the Mountain View, Calif., company’s mobile operating system.
Until now, Google has been content to let other companies design the devices relying on its Android operating system. And those devices thus far have largely been distributed like most other mobile phones, tethered to major wireless carriers that typically require buyers to lock into two-year contracts in return for discounts on the handsets.
The phone runs Google’s Android operating system. It has a 3.7 inch touchscreen OLED display, with a 1 gigahertz processor from Qualcomm. It includes a 5 megapixel camera for video and photos and stereo Bluetooth connection for headphones.
The battery will last for up to seven hours of talk time, or up to five hours of Internet use, on a 3G cellphone network, Google says. It includes a global positioning system (GPS).
The phone costs $529 without a cellphone service contract, and is available online at google.com/phone. It’s $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile. The phone will be available from Verizon Wireless and Vodafone (a British cellphone company) in 2010, the site says.
Rival Apple’s iPhone costs from $99 to $299.
Other manufacturers, including Verizon and Motorola, have already released Android phones, but this is the first to be rolled out by Google. Manufacturer HTC is actually building the device.
It includes a feature new to Android: active noise cancellation technology that will push out background noise when in a busy area.
Another highlight is a feature that lets you dictate e-mails, Tweets and Facebook posts without having to type.
It’s an extension of Google’s voice search, already available on other Android phones.
On Apple’s iPhone, similar functionality is available via a Dragon Dictation app, from the company that makes speech recognition software for PCs.
Other apps on Nexus One include YouTube, Gmail, and Maps.
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