Since the Google Nexus One was released a few months ago, it has been the talk of the town. Smartphone fanatics have given it a resounding thumbs up. It is an Android phone designed by the search engine giant Google, however, it is actually manufactured by renowned cell company HTC. Those who have already got themselves a Nexus One agree that the phone is the best Android phone made to date. In some aspects, the Nexus One’s look is not altogether different than that of the iPhone. Google’s smartphone also has no physical keyboard, resulting in a slim design, slightly thinner than the iPhone. The dimensions of the Google Nexus One are 119mm x 59.8mm x 11.5mm. It is also a rather sturdy phone, even though it weighs only 130 grams. The capacitive touch screen displays graphics with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. On the bottom of the 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen are found four buttons: back, menu, home, and search. You can find a trackball pointing device as well as voice controls on the left side. It sounds as though all of these features could easily become confusing, but the incredibly user-friendly control system found on the Nexus One will enable you to fully enjoy the phone in only a few hours. The 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor runs the Android 2.1 operating system. All of the standard connectivity features are contained within. Using WLAN connections, the Nexus One browses the internet with a 3G HSDPA and HSUPA and WiFi. The Nexus One transfers data to other devices with the use of microUSB and Bluetooth, enabling both cabled and wireless data transmission. As for applications, the Google Nexus One includes a number of software features that make it a pleasure to use. Google Voice is a particularly useful application that has been incorporated. It allows you to use your Google Voice number for sending text messages and making outbound calls. Therefore, if you are a Google Voice user then you can actually make free calls from the phone. Even without a physical keyboard, the Nexus One makes texting and data entry easier than ever. If a text field is found on the phone, it is also voice enabled. The Voice Keyboard, launched just last year, is an application that allows the user to activate the microphone button and convert their speech into text by speaking into the phone. All you have to do is talk, and your words are converted into text. Not only does it save you the time and tedium of typing on the phone, it has been rated at a 90% accuracy rate.
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