Since the Google phone will be a GSM device, it’s going to be able to work in the vast majority of carriers worldwide. However, that doesn’t mean most countries will be able to order the Nexus One or buy it carrier-subsidized. The Guardian has just reported that Google has approached several operators in the UK. They’ve been chatting up both T-Mobile and Vodafone in order to gauge interest for carrying the Nexus One ahead of the new iPhone’s launch in Britain.
This is far from confirmation of UK availability, but it’s the only news we’ve got on any foreign carriers handling the Nexus One. Hopefully we’ll start to hear more news from carriers in other countries soon.

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Most recent leaks suggest that the Nexus One would not be an unsubsidized and unlocked model. Reuters claims, citing unidentified sources, that T-Mobile will finally discount the Android phone for those customers who want to sign up for a contract. The phone would also sell through Google’s website directly and would be available on January 5th, just in time for CES.

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More details have emerged regarding the upcoming Google phone called Nexus One. Tnkgrl Mobile who has had a hands on with the device has confirmed that Nexus One, like Motorola Droid on Verizon wont support multitouch, out of the box. Not atleast in the two apps (Browser and Google Maps) that she tried out.

Due to some agreement, she was not allowed to capture video or picture of the phone, but she has confirmed the following hardware specs of the unit she tested.

• Nexus One is extremely thin, thinner than Droid and iPhone 3GS.
• Comes with 4GB microSD card as pre-installed.
• Battery capacity is 1400 mAh
• Capacitive OLED screen with almost the same size and resolution as the Motorola Droid.
• 3G will work only on T-Mobile USA. No 3G on AT&T (EDGE only).
• It is unlocked. You can use it with any carrier you like.
• It appears to work faster than Motorola Droid.
• No multitouch in Browser and Maps.
• No dedicated physical key for camera.
• The trackball works almost exactly similar to other HTC phones like HTC Hero.
• 5 MP camera is on board. The performance of camera is decent in low light, but the flash is weak.
• It uses micro USB connector for both data and power.

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Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land, and he had the Google Phone. Here are some of his thoughts from his blog post:

• It looked to me like a thinner Droid Eris with a larger, more impressive screen (both are made by HTC; Nexus One has no “Sense” interface)
• The screen resolution was great and crisp
• The stand-out dimension of the phone in my brief time with it was its speed; it was extremely fast (running on the T-Mobile network)
• It features the “new” version of the Android Market, which is a considerable step up from what exists now

This is clearly now the “flagship” Android device; it’s no longer the Motorola “Droid.” In many ways the Droid is clunky and awkward by comparison.

It appears to be faster than the iPhone 3GS but I didn’t have any side-by-side comparison opportunity. It has multi-tasking and Google Navigation, Voice Search and so on. But the iPhone still represents a more “complete” and “integrated” device in my view. Others will probably disagree. Indeed, this is probably the first Android device that is a true substitute for the iPhone. That represents danger for Apple unless it comes out from under the AT&T relationship next year; Android could blunt iPhone sales.

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Engadget Dec. 14 scored new pictures and details of the Google Nexus One smartphone that will challenge Apple’s iPhone as a new GSM device. Engadget said the device boasts microSD expansion, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and covers quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with UMTS/HSUPA on 850/1,700/1,900 frequencies. Only T-Mobile and AT&T propel GSM in the U.S., and T-Mobile looks to be the phone’s sole supporter. Some are accusing Google of hypocrisy after Google Android engineering chief Andy Rubin said in October Google would not build hardware, implying that Google would not produce its own phone.

Layers of the onion that is the Nexus One Google phone continue to get peeled away by industry insiders, as Engadget Dec. 14 scored new pictures and details of the smartphone that will challenge Apple’s iPhone as a new GSM device.
Engadget said the device boasts microSD expansion, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and covers quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with UMTS/HSUPA on 850/1,700/1,900 frequencies.
A Google spokesperson declined to comment on any of the details, pointing instead to the company’s blog post about how it gave its employees a phone, which seems to be the Nexus One, to test.
Only T-Mobile and AT&T, sole carrier of the iPhone, propel GSM in the United States, and AllThingsDigital said T-Mobile will indeed support the Nexus One. The device won’t work on Verizon Wireless or Sprint.

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