[Nexus S General] imneo1:
I had the N1 which i soled, now i have the NS - i have been using it for about 2 Weeks and here are my conclusions

so far

:

Note: i'm not trying to tell you if you should buy this Smart Phone Or if you should replace your N1 for the NS. i'm just going to give you some Information and explain the differences between these two devices as i see them.

To my opinion the N1 is a unique device. it has a good feel in your hand (metal feel), it has a trackball. it has many ROM options (Modaco,Cyanogen,and many others) which provides enough options for you if you want to get the most of it.

To me, until the last day that i had it it felt perfect. and after tweaking it (Root+Recovery+ROM+Lang+Bidi+RTL+Keyboard+Kernel+More-Tweaking) i got To the place where all i had to do is ROM-BackUp from time to time and that's all.

Than Why should i sell it you say ? - that is a good question.

Well, the first thing you notice when you turn on the Google NS is the Super Amoled Display - it doesn't matter how much i'll try to explain it, one glance at it And you will notice that too. it is much brighter then any other screen i saw, the Colors are beautiful. when you are out in the open, you can use your device Almost as if you are inside a room by increasing the brightness level.

For me this is one of the main reasons to choose this SmartPhone.

The NS comes with Android 2.3.1-Gingerbread (after OTA update from 2.3.0) - which is much faster then FROYO.

(yes,you can install it on the N1 too)

Ok, so it has a better screen.. is that a good enough reason to buy the NS ?

Well there are other things that should also be considered:

It has a

front camera

("Skype" should allow Video calls soon... and "Google Talk" will probably too) and there are already apps such as "Tango" that let's you use

the front camera.

Another thing is being the first to get the Google updates.

If you want to always be the first to get Android/Google apps updates that is the SmartPhone for you.

The NS also has the

NFC device

(near field communication) which currently has no Use and when it will - you probably use it with a newer SmartPhone... so this is Not a point for the NS

Battery

- this is only a speculation right now but the NS should have a better Battery life then the NS. the combination of a bit larger battery (1500 mAH), Tweaked kernel and the more efficient screen, should provide better battery life.

We will probably see that when Stable ROMs will go out.

SD - No SD ?

yea, no SD - ever.

It has a 16GB FlashDrive(you get a free space of about 13G) which for me is More Then enough.

If you need more then that ,you will have to go with the Samsung Galexy S.

Which has an SD Card.

Not having the SD card actually makes life a bit easier. no messing with Partitioning , App to SD and all that. just install you apk.

Buttons:

Same as the screen there is a

big difference

Here:

If you are using the N1 you already know that the buttons (Back,Menu,Home,Search) are not so responsive and sometimes it can be Annoying.

At the NS the buttons are a part of the screen and they are much more Responsive.

You use them as if you are touching an icon on the screen.

This gives a very responsive device and i believe anyone will notice the difference At first use.

SIP:

Native sip support is more then a nice thing to have.

Yes there are apps such as "SipDroid" that provides the same thing.

But it is more likely that native support means less CPU, less leggy functions.

Don't get me wrong, "SipDroid" is doing a great job. but in time we will probably see that Using an integrated SIP account (and Video Calls) runs a bit better and that it is well integrand to the phone (account,calls,notifications, receive calls...)

Update: 11.01.2011

GPS Lock:

Some people say they notice a slow GPS Lock.

I decided to check that and i'm updating the results here:

I tried the GPS about 10 times while driving to work and back, and also while standing out in the open.

At each time the GPS Lock took less then 30 seconds, and i was even able to use my Navigation app "Waze".

there where times that the Lock was about 5 seconds after i turned on the GPS.

As far as i can see GPS Lock is fine.

please confirm / disagree

So in the end you get a:

Much more responsive, crystal clear, faster, updated device that can make Video calls.

That is how i see it.

Enjoy android.