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[Nexus One General] coolVariable:
But it does use the new micro-USB for charging correct?

That's supposed to replace mini-USB and become the standard for phone chargers anyhow. Supposedly, even the iPhone is going to get it.
[Nexus One General] Savag3Vim:
Nexus 1 or HD2

Anyone of u got a chance to compare the nexus 1 and hd2?
[Nexus One General] staulkor:
I would suspect the N1 is quite a bit faster. Windows Mobile is a dog.
[Nexus One General] Funk2641:
I own both, and actually, they're quite even. That 4.3-inch screen kicks ass
[Nexus One General] Swervo:
I just hooked up the USB cable to the computer and it charges just fine, so there goes that potential downside.
[Nexus One General] zizoty:
Fund2641, can you comment on the battery of hd2 and N1 phone? For people that come from G1, how's the battery compare between n1 and g1?
[Nexus One General] karnovaran:
I think the original complaint was that the Nexus uses microUSB rather than the G1/Magic miniUSB. I have an extra miniUSBcar charger and two miniUSB wall chargers that are useless now.. but oh well.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
You can just buy a few mini USB to micro USB adapters. It just slides over the mini USB plug.
[Nexus One General] dwang:
Got my n1 yesterday and I'm pretty happy overall.

One issue I'm seeing is with the 2.1 browser. Sometimes I've noticed that when I'm scrolling and then I stop and take my finger away from the screen, the browser will still continue to scroll. Didn't happen with the donut browser.

Pretty annoying. I noticed that with cyanogen's 2.1 browser port as well.
[Nexus One General] Funk2641:
My N1 is charging now, so I can't exactly comment on it. The HD2 has a strong battery, because I live in the US and only use Edge. A whole day's worth of usage (wifi, browsing, bluetooth, 10-15 texts, and 2-3 calls) leaves the battery at 35%. YMMV, obviously.
[Nexus One General] wootroot:
incredibly fast
[Nexus One General] karnovaran:
Ha, good call.
[Nexus One General] icon57:
like everyone else is saying....very fast, and super clear and bright screen
[Nexus One General] lurker53:
Coming from a G1 running the latest cm, beyond that I'm just a typical phone user, and here's just some things I found relevant:

I'm on a family plan, and since I already had the data service from my G1, all I had to do was switch the sim cards. The 4gb sd card is already inside the N1. According to the speed test app, the connection I was getting is about 1.8 up and 0.6 down (3G, west suburbs of chicago).

First thing I noticed was the speed. With the G1 I could have maybe 2-3 applications downloading/installing at a time (for the purpose of updating). With the N1, I had all my applications downloaded and ready to rock within a minute. As with other android phones, it synced up with my gmail and imported all the contacts that I had on my G1.

I bought this phone for the huge hardware upgrade it presented, and as such, it performs as expected. It's still the familiar android, but they've prettied it up a bit. The browser opens up sites fast, and if you want multi touch you can install the dolphin browser app.

The default touchscreen keyboard didn't really suit my needs as the voice button is where I would expect to have the comma, and I like using commas. That being said, one of the first applications I installed was Better Keyboard (it was the only keyboard app I could think of at the time). Since I'm still getting used to using a touchscreen keyboard (I've always had a physical one) I can't comment on how much typing speed affects typing ability (ie, typing too fast and the keyboard not being able to keep up with your fingers due to lack of multi touch).

As far as physical appearance, the phone is sexy. Within the past week a few friends have gotten the Droid and showing it off against my G1 (even though they're computer illiterate, so they only know how to use their phone as a phone), and now it's my turn.

I'm probably going to wait a few more days before I try ordering a screen protector so hopefully by then there's reviews of which one is best/cheapest and whether or not they affect the N1's touch sensitivity. Until then, the sleeve that came in the box should do the trick. Typically I am very gentle with my phones, but throughout the G1's lifespan I've dropped it about 4 times and the plastic parts of it look as if the phone's been through hell (3 times getting out of my car, 1 time getting tackled by a friend).

Overall, it appears that it's worth the $562 (sales tax). This is the second phone I've had to pay full price for, so I was prepared to spend the appropriate amount. I was actually saving up for the SE X10 whenever it got released, but that was before news about the N1 even started getting released. As far as the cost is concerned, it's about average for a unsubsidized phone. The thing that surprises me is how much backlash google and t-mobile are getting for the phone's price. At this point (2 days after release) personally I treat it as a luxury item, not just a toy meant to be replaced every year or 2.
[Nexus One General] TFJ4:
It's just amazing on so many levels, don't see how Engadget found stuff wrong with it, hard to believe
[Nexus One General] stewart1988:
It comes with a 4GB s card? :eek: I ordered an 8GB because I didn't think it would have a card lol! What class is the card?
[Nexus One General] JackCarv3r:
Thanks you guys, it's what I want to read, nexus will be my next smartphone... the problem is that I don't know when it will be sell on Italy :mad:
[Nexus One General] lightforce:
I think he meant he put in his 4gb card in his N1 from his G1.
[Nexus One General] TFJ4:
No...he's correct, it comes with a 4gb sdcard
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
it comes with a SanDisk 4GB microSDHC card preinstalled inside the phone. its a class 2 card.
[Nexus One General] The Jones:
How can you tell what class a Micro SD card is and does it really make any difference?

Why do I feel like I have just opened a can of worms!!?
[Nexus One General] mark925:
No can of worms.

There's a number printed on it. It's either 2, 4, or 6. 6 is fastest, 2 is slowest.
[Nexus One General] humancyborg:
Yes, the class of a card makes an enormous difference. Class 2 is 2mbyte/sec (write speed), class 4 is 4mbyte/sec and class 6 is 6mbyte/sec.
[Nexus One General] stewart1988:
Thanks! Didn't know that.

Oh well got a 8GB Class 6 on its way :)
[Nexus One General] ojiikun:
Quck Review

Okay, only had it on and running for about 3 hours, but here are my initial thoughts:

(note: many comparisons will be made to the G1, since that's what I had before, and it's probably a well-known baseline)

Speed: faster CPU is obvious in most applications. However, the stock 2.1 build doesn't seem to deal with multitasking or heavy load as well as later cyanogen firmwares. Overall, an improvement.

Screen: the OLED is bright and saturated. Too saturated, in fact. Zero performance in sunlight, but since I live in Seattle, this doesn't worry me too much. :P The extra pixels over the G1/iPhone standard are absolutely killer. Web pages look "normal".

OS: this is a big weak spot. The new home screen/drawer are buggy. Home screen likes to ignore icon taps. New drawer mis-renders labels. One of the new "live" wallpapers force closes. However, I do see some improvement in online/offlie transitions. No more epic lag.

Apps: out of the ~30 apps I had installed on my G1, 5 are buggy on the Nex1. I presume the devs will fix things as soon as they get their hardware!

Touchscreen: way too sensitive at the moment. It's very dry here today, though, and I know that can affect things. Also, the thin-ness of the bezel (that gives you that lovely large screen) makes it easy to accidentally tap near the edge when you hold the phone. Probably just need to get acclimated.

Battery: big improvement, so far! Same amount of use that on my G1 got me to 50% only has me at 70% or so.

Bottom line: I might actually keep using my G1 for 1-2 weeks until app developers get their apps patched and someone comes out with a more tweakable firmware.

More thoughts later when I've used it a bit more.

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[Nexus One General] DavidC1980:
Great, thanks for all the mini reviews.

A few questions, comments from me. The camera pink splodge sounds very much the same as the HD2, so I guess that confirms that it's a hardware issue with the 5mp camera module that HTC currently use. Some HD2 owners have noticed that the pinkness disappears after the camera has been active for a few seconds, as if it needs to warm up.

Does the trackball scroll through all menus and all apps (ie web browsing, emails)?

How many hours have people managed to get from their first full battery charge?

Cheers,

DC
[Nexus One General] Ryanmo5:
Everyone has touched on most of what I wanted to say but here are a few things I wanna throw in. I'm very impressed overall with the phone and OS. I was hoping there would be more new features that came with it. I have experienced zero problems with the camera or the pictures themselves. Zero lag, amazing screen, hate the way they setup the power button as the way to wake up phone! Blazing speed all around. Don't care for the double tapping in browser to blow up page. Live wallpapers are pretty amazing hope they get some more rolling out soon! Button layout is perfect on the phone besides the sleep button as stated above, phone looks sleek and sexy! No need for apps2sd which is a bonus not a negative. When i first started phone I had 191MB's of room, after installing 104 apps I still have 97MB's left! Overall I love it, its exactly what I was hoping for. Was waiting for the right android phone to upgrade to and this baby is it! Oh and a big bonus in my eyes is when cookers get going hero should run like a champ on this baby!!! Copilot runs like a champ now as well.
[Nexus One General] esincho:
I'm shocked by Engadget's bias toward Android and probably stop reading. They had a slick remark when they posted a video of flash 10 running on the Nexus like it wasn't impressive. And in another article said Google "must not like US much" cause there's no mulitouch, when they know damn well Apple has a patent on it, and that's why the Euro versions have it by default and the US don't
[Nexus One General] somekindarobit:
This is the one!

So I've had this phone a little over 24 hours and I'm just loving it!

I'm also coming from a G1 and man the N1 is FAST! I'm sure I'll put enough things on there to slow it down a bit, but so far I'm really satisfied.

Hardware wise the thing is gorgeous. The screen, while not as amazing as the the Zune HD screen, is still remarkably crisp and over all waaaay ahead of a standard LCD. It does seem over saturated for an OLED screen. But the only thing I have to compare it against is my Zune HD. Black on a Zune HD is black, as in no light is coming off it whatsoever. Black on the Nexus One, still outputs some amount of light. I'm willing to bet this is to make it slightly more readable in direct sunlight. I haven't tried that with the Nexus One, but it's nearly impossible to see what's going on when my Zune HD is bombarded by the sun.

Software wise, I keep getting more and more impressed as I use it. Facebook integration is really slick. All my contacts will have their latest status update along with their facebook profile picture in my phone book and also at the top of any threads I have with them in the messaging app.

One thing I don't like or might just take getting used to is scrolling in the app screen. It now snaps a little to the app rows instead of smoothly slowing down. I'll probably get used to it soon enough, but it really bugs me right now.

Another great surprise is that it also syncs all my settings with Google! I don't know if anyone has noticed this yet or has tried this. So I had installed a few apps last night from a backup from my G1 and after that I noticed that I was getting FCs for the launcher. I wasn't sure which app it was so I decided I'd just do a factory reset on it today and see how the settings would be restored. After it finished and booted up I noticed that my wi-fi and other settings were still there. I was happy. But then I looked in my app screen and noticed that my apps were filling up and all the apps I had installed was automatically reinstalling themselves! I had a huge smile on my face at that point. All that's left for them to add is SMS/MMS sync and I'll be one happy Android user.

Bottom line is that this OS has got some polish on it. And you know Google is working on fixing any bugs as we speak. The only issue I have run into is the Polar Clock using the dynamic schemes force closing. Not a huge deal and I love the galaxy one anyway.

P.S. Boot up is also FAST!

I'll add more things as I come upon them. :)
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
Here's my mini Review, I broke it up into sections to make it easier:

Design: The phone looks and feels very good in the hand. The front of the phone and the sides are all metal, as is part of the back. Other parts of the back and bottom of the phone are a soft-touch plastic that feels very comfortable to hand. In all its both sturdy and comfortable.

Screen: AMOLED Display. 'nuff said. Well I will say some stuff: Its very crips because of the high resolution, colors are extremely vibrant and pleasure to look at. The contrast ratio is 100,000:1. Because pixels displaying black are simply off, the blacks are really black. REALLY REALLY BLACK!

Features: Android 2.1 is basically 2.0 with more eye candy. And this is not a bad thing. Android 2.0 is an amazing OS. You can also unlock the bootloader because it is supported by HTC! The only downside is it voids your warranty. This will allow you to tether and root your phone. 5MP Camera looks better than any camera on any phone Ive seen. The LED flash is so bright im starting to beleive it can cause damage to your eyes if it stays on (Like the N1 Torch app)

Other: Its unlocked so you can use it on any carrier the hardware supports. The earpiece is really clear and sounds like a home phone. The microphone on the bottom picks up your sound really well, and it has a background noise cancelling feature. The phone also has pins on the bottom for a dock connector. A headphone jack on top is almost too good to be true for an HTC phone, but its true!

oh and one more thing... ITS FAST!!!!!!!!! REALLY FREAKIN FAST!
[Nexus One General] stereoLT:
can someone (pretty please) benchmark video playback on nexus one?

what formats does it support?

can it play 720p mpeg, divx/xvid, h264's? if not, how about at least SD/DVD resolution?

for UK folks - how's iplayer?

it seems that no one is interested about these things in N1 on the whole internet :)

thanks in advance!
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
it can play back any video resolution, though the native resolution (800x480) or a higher res with same Aspect Ratio will look best.
[Nexus One General] mgorman:
are any of you guys (or girls) that have the phone bothered by the fact that you can't purchase a warranty through t-mobile? what if after the 1yr mfg warranty ends the phone breaks? your sol and out 530 bucks
[Nexus One General] JHaste:
insurance is the biggest load of crap ever invented... you have an expensive piece of technology in your hand so treat it like one... 1 year warranty should cover any parts and labor for defects, other than that dont be a putz and drop your phone or leave it in your jeans on laundry day... what are you 12?
[Nexus One General] mgorman:
ya until your phone breaks and your glad you had it. All I'm saying is that **** happens and knowing that my phone is insured puts me more at ease.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
Got homeowners or renters insurance? Cuz that would cover it.
[Nexus One General] godsfilth:
random question about the headset. on the google.com/phone 3d tour it shows a lump in the headset wire is that just a remote or is it a microphone adapter similar to the htc one that eventually shipped with the G1.

i like to clip the headset to the seatbelt and run the audio through my car so i can talk with out using a headset while driving and want to know if i need to buy some kind of adapter or if i can use the headset that way.

thanks.
[Nexus One General] newjaruz:
I, like many others I have migrated from a G1 to an N1. I have had a great experience with the device thus far. I love the speed and that fact that I can multi-task w/o loss of performance. The camera works well. The display rocks! It is a little tan looking though.. but I must say I am impressed with the colors they really do just 'pop' and the blacks are incredible.

-the only two issues I have had is some parsor error in the face book app when trying to see my notifications

-and when I use task manager and end all it opens up one of the previous apps I was using.

My only gripe here is multi-touch in Google apps. I cant wait till the European counterpart to this device arrives so that a rom with Official multi-touch drops with this functionality.

All in all... I love the software look and feel.. especially the new look in the Gallery app its been polished quite a bit and has come a long way since the original look back on the old G1 and not only has the gallery come a long way but so has the OS as a whole. I cant wait to see what Google has in store for the remainder of the year and what HTC is cooking up in that sense.

BTW everyone who sees the device falls in love.
[Nexus One General] SANTilt:
It's a remote, no connectors.

I called Tmo up tonight to cancel the insurance on my G1, and the rep told me that if you already have insurance on a phone, they can add the Nexus One to your account, and it is covered. However, they cannot add new insurance coverage for a Nexus One. I asked him if he could send me this in writing, and after putting me on hold, he said no, he doesn't have anything to send me, but that it does show this in my file, and he reiterated a couple more times that he personally called up asurion to make sure the Nexus One is covered under these terms.

I get the same parser error, and notifications don't work in FB for me, even though everything is turned on.

Also, today, I noticed two photos I recently took didn't show up in gallery until I took another photo...strange?

Has anybody noticed that you can switch conversations in Gtalk by swiping the screen left or right? I've always wanted that!
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
How much is the insurance?
[Nexus One General] JHaste:
remote, has skip back/forward and a play/pause/answer/end button... no mic... just tested :)
[Nexus One General] McAndrew73:
first it was engadget and now gizmodo. :(

have you "owners" seen last review?

what do you think about it?

I can't understand where the truth is. :(
[Nexus One General] iVisionX01:
I don't trust Engadgets review of the phone it really seems like there was something wrong with it and it felt biased. I'd trust Gizmodo.
[Nexus One General] TonyHoyle:
Been using this thing for a day now. I've had the G1 in the past and all 3 iphones.

Display: Great. Clear, crisp.. I find it a little too bright on 'auto' and have to turn it down manually.

OS: A vast improvement over the G1 IMO. Allows me to keep a nice clean home screen with just the info I need (a win over the iphone for me). Very fast.

Browsing: Fastest rendering I've ever seen on a phone. The extra resolution really helps it too.

Battery: Very good.. it's not in the same league as a non-smartphone of course. The breakdown of what is using the battery is an absolute godsend - allows you to extend its life using real data about what's using it rather than guesswork.

Text to speech: A letdown.. still requires me to fake an american accent to even get 10% of words right (and that makes me sound like a the dirt farmer off the simpsons so everone around me breaks down laughing). I've never got it to work out any of the local placenames... which, if they ever enable google navigation outside the US, is going to be a problem.

Speaker: Poor, at least for music. Probably OK for voice.

Camera: Best I've seen since the N95. Excellent video capture too.

Unlocked out of the box! No more having to hack/jailbreak (and risk relocking the phone permanently) every time a minor OS update comes out.

I'm completely sold on this thing.. normally I get a pang of buyers remorse after spending that kind of money.. not with the N1.
[Nexus One General] neucleotide:
As I understand it this parser error is not N1 spcific its facebooks fault and affects all android devices. Currently I have to sign in with the browser to see my notifications. Hopefully Facebook will sort their **** out soon. BTW 'bloo' another app seems unaffected. So you could try that one out.
[Nexus One General] neucleotide:
+1

There is nthing wrong with this piece of hardware. engadgets review certainly wasn't representative. I have a feeling they used a slow connection and the iPhone had already cached the page. On 3g my N1 burns the iphone running side by side with the video on youtube.

On another note. They said they were dissapointed with the speed of the device. Perhaps that was becasue the speed was so ridiculous it warped their sense of reality. There is no faster handset currently available.

Oh and did I mention as an object it is gorgeous, that PTFE coated back panel mmmm :D
[Nexus One General] sepffuzzball:
I've had my Nexus One about 24-ish hours or so. A little background on me, I've been a long-time WinMo and Blackberry OS user, and this is my first phone in 5 years to -NOT- have a physical QWERTY keyboard.

Not going into too many details, I'd have to say I'm overall fairly impressed with the phone. It's not quite the best thing since sliced bread, but I'd have to put it up high on the list (like around pancakes).

I'm not a huge fan of the on-screen keyboard, but I think that may just be due to my dependency on a hardware keyboard for so long. I'll give it a week or so to see if I adjust, but I -can't- imagine giving up the phone just because it has no hardware keyboard.

I'm sad though, I was dead-set on getting an HTC HD2...but even with a larger screen, I can't imagine it's as nice as the Nexus One's AMOLED. Sure, it may have high saturation, but it was absolutely gorgeous last night when I was out clubbing (random bar patron was absolutely smitten with the device...she said the moment the Verizon one becomes available that she's going to snap one up!).

Overall, I'd have to say I'm impressed with the OS. I wouldn't say it's completely polished yet, but looking at Android's offerings a year ago and comparing it to now...even if they slowed down their rate of improvement by 50%, in another year it's just going to be flat-out amazing! It easily bests WinMo so far (I haven't touched my HTC Touch Pro since I got the Nexus One) and the only reason I'm carrying my crackberry around is because I don't want to sync my work email with the Nexus just yet.

Congratulations to HTC and Google for getting me excited about mobile phones again!
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
doesnt really bother me I never buy warranty from T-Mobile anyway.
[Nexus One General] rossiscatch:
So are you saying that since I am an american (from the midwest, so I probably do sound like the dirt farmer off the simpsons :o) that Text to Speech may not be a let down? :D
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
yeah ive noticed text to speech can not handle accents at all. my dad has a russian accent and I have no problems understanding what he says (most of the time :D) but the text to speec could not pick up a SINGLE WORD! lol

however I have no accent and it recognizes almost everything I say without flaws.