NOT SINCE Apple’s Iphone came out has another mobile device garnered so many column inches, but then not since the original Iphone has a real contender hit the market. The Nexus One doesn’t have to beat all comers, but it has to beat the Iphone and in almost every way it does just that.

For Google, the Nexus One represents the first consumer oriented physical product it has produced and as debuts go, the search giant takes the biscuit with fantastic hardware and software both. By using HTC’s Bravo the hardware in most cases far surpasses that of anything that’s out there now, with the exception of HTC’s own HD2.

In Short

The Nexus One is great package. You get cutting edge hardware coupled to an operating system that is far better than Windows Mobile and far more customisable than on the Iphone. There’s very little to dislike including the fact that the Nexus is trying to stick it to Jobs’ Mob through offering greater openness. Google says the Nexus will arrive in Blighty sometime in the Spring and we say that’s enough notice for you to start saving up now.

The Good
Superb hardware specification, runs Android.

The Bad
Application incompatibilities between Android devices.

The Ugly
Not directly available in the UK yet.

Bartender’s Score
9/10

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