I'm not going to dance around it. Google's Nexus One phone is pretty darn close to being the perfect phone. Awesome interface. Awesome look. Awesome camera. And it's chuck-full of Googlerific tools. If you don't mind a touch-screen keyboard, it's the best Android phone out there. (If you need a physical keyboard, then get a Droid.)
But what keeps it from being a cellphone champion is the touch-screen keyboard, which I feel just isn't as good as the iPhone's keyboard.
Another downer: You can't touch this baby before buying it, because it's only sold online through Google. It currently is sold at a discount with a T-Mobile contract, but later this year it'll be available with a Verizon service plan.
Today's my first day with it. I have never had a smartphone before, and I'm a little overwhelmed with all the whosits and whatnots this thing has. I find it very fast and easy to use. I'm not an early adopter, and I held off on any pre-android 2.1 phones because I was waiting for both hardware and the OS to advance past the first stage, and I'm glad I did. There's always going to be a new thing, and for my part, if the phone meets my needs for the next couple years it will be fine.
Posted by: nexus one spare battery | February 09, 2010 at 01:04 AM