The Nexus One may be upgraded to 802.11n Wi-Fi when Android 2.2 will ship, as Broadcom and Google have discretely released new drivers for the Wi-Fi chipset of the smartphone. These drivers would enable 802.11n. Although the drivers are not yet part of the operating system, they were compiled for Android 2.1 and were successfully connected to the much faster wireless networking. Analysts observed that the hardware was capable to work at higher speeds but had not been used at its highest capacity until now.

Source: HT lounge

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iFixIt teared-down the Nexus One and here are some of the results:

The Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, sports:

• A 1 GHz Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon processor.
• A 3.7″ 480×800 widescreen WVGA AMOLED display.
• A 5MP digital camera w/ LED flash that also records .mp4 video.
• 802.11n wireless capability for when you can’t depend on 3G.
• 7 hours of 3G talk time from a removable 3.7V, 1400 mAh lithium battery.

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The clever folks at These Are The Droids have analyzed the Android 2.1 ROM for the Nexus One and discovered specs for the Nexus One, including a proximity and ambient light sensor, an accelerometer, a magnetic compass, WiFi, a stereo FM speaker, a noise-cancellation chipset, OpenGL ES 2.0-capable graphics, and references to an auto-focus camera with LED flash. These are Droids also notes that the ROM 2.1 hints at a Snapdragon processorinside.

The Snapdragon is capable of clock speeds that top 1GHz–nearly double the processor speed ofMotorola’s DROID. The OpenGL ES 2.0 support should also satisfy gamers, and put the Nexus One on par with the iPhone in terms of graphical power.

Another interesting feature is the purported FM tuner which was also to be included in the Motorola Sholes Tablet specs that leaked out earlier this month (here’s hoping we get some iPod Nano-style live radio control!). These Are Droids also reports that the Nexus One will have an 802.11n chipset (most smart phones currently support 802.11g); WiFi N may be overkill for this little machine, but at least it will be able to fit nicely into a dedicated Wireless-N environment.

Source: PC World

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