Nexus One Review slams Moto Droid... keeps iPhone 3Gs in good graces

[wuyanks]

Google Nexus One Hands On - Nexus one - Gizmodo

If Google's planning on releasing this phone as their official Google phone, it'll certify them as the premium Android phone brand out there right now. Even though it doesn't have a hardware keyboard, it basically beats the hell out of the Droid in every single task that we threw at it. And face it, some people didn't like the Droid's keyboard because it was too flush and the keys were too unseparated with each other. N1's onscreen keyboard felt fine, and the speedy processor made sure that each key was interpreted well.

 

[StupidGenius]

I read this review, and it wasn't exactly a fair comparison. The Droid was running 2.0 and the Nexus 2.1. Everyone that has loaded 2.1 on the Droid has said how much faster it is with the new OS. It really didn't land for me.

 

[wuyanks]

I read this review, and it wasn't exactly a fair comparison. The Droid was running 2.0 and the Nexus 2.1. Everyone that has loaded 2.1 on the Droid has said how much faster it is with the new OS. It really didn't land for me.

agreed... also keep in mind the Nexus One has 512 Flash ROM and 512 RAM though

 

[TekHawk]

I still will not consider the Nexus One a better phone for a few reasons

On-Screen only keyboard without multi-touch on-screen keyboard it will not pick up all my keystrokes without that

3G only on T-Mobiles network no VZW version has been announced yet AT&T 3G will not work on it

 

[Anomander]

I'd be curious to see too how much of difference the review would have been if Droid was running 2.1 too.

 

[pcandroid]

That guy should have got his hands on a Droid with 2.1. I have a feeling they feel similar. Mine has been much faster and moving around with 2.1. I did notice that some of the animated wallpapers slow it down but even with that it feels faster then it did on 2.0.1.

I still wait to see what people think 2.1 nexus vs 2.1 droid.

 

[StupidGenius]

I read this review, and it wasn't exactly a fair comparison. The Droid was running 2.0 and the Nexus 2.1. Everyone that has loaded 2.1 on the Droid has said how much faster it is with the new OS. It really didn't land for me.

agreed... also keep in mind the Nexus One has 512 Flash ROM and 512 RAM though

True, I give it that. Still didn't seem like an Apples to Apples comparison though. Kind of ticked me off even. I wish it success as it will show the power of the Android OS.

 

[LordKastle]

People...GSM phone.
1. Not coming to Verizon.
2. Unlocked by T-Mobile and sold from.
3. Accessible on AT&T without 3G speed and strictly EDGE data.

I hope you all enjoy T-Mobile guys.

If there is ever a Nexus 2 on Verizon or Apple...I will likely be taking Apple (unless Blackberry comes out with something worthy). Not becoming a slave to Google.

 

[wuyanks]

anyway, we should see this phone on verizon in 1H 2010 as the HTC Incredible...

 

[JayMonster]

You are confusing a true review of the Nexus One with this... which was a hit piece on the Droid... plain and simple. The Droid wasn't called a "Hero killer", the Hero wasn't called a "My Touch killer"... but this warrants a "Droid Schmoid"

Fanboys fear the Droid. This story is a great example of that. They may very well fear the Nexus One once it isn't vapor... when it comes out... but by then, it will become Apple rumor time, and "why get the Nexus One when the IPhone 3gsX is 'right around the corner'"?

 

[jrl9851]

I hope they announce the price before the 9th...because that will be my 30 days (bought my droid on dec. 9th). As much as I love the droid, I always want the best phone.

 

[LordKastle]

The HTC Incredible is being produced by HTC as a phone from them.

Google hired HTC to produce the Nexus with instructions laid out by them. HTC was a hired gun and this is NOT a typical HTC device with "Sense" and everything else. It is the same thing as Apple paying Foxconn to produce the iPhone.

The Incredible is designed from within HTC. The Google Phone/Nexus was designed specifically by Google for their own sake. They are SEPARATE. The Incredible is just one of the hundred or so phones being released by HTC in 2010.

We will not be getting the Google Phone. Verizon rejected the Google Phone during pre-production...this is why the phone is limited to GSM and T-Mobile.

The HTC Incredible will be an HTC device separate from Google. Do you think Google would allow HTC to copy the design of the phone so they lose sales?

I think many Verizon people just ignore the forums about this subject because we've discussed this a million times. No Google/Nexus phone for you.

 

[Elysian]

T-Mobile is why this phone will ultimately fail. It may sell well by their standards, but their market share is pathetic, even compared to Sprint.

 

[myriad46]

Woh...you mean that the phone I bought this year won't be the fastest phone ever...forever? A newer phone, with newer parts, that's not even on the market yet, might be faster and work a little better? That's it...I'm going back to the telegraph...

In case my sarcasm was too dripping....my point is, who cares if it's a little faster (once we're on 2.1 officially), and has a better screen? That doesn't make the Droid not an awesome phone.

That guys a jackass!

 

[wuyanks]

@LordKastle... all signs point towards VZ getting the HTC "Incredible" (Whatever you want to call it), but not immediately... i think 1H 2010 is a fair assumption.

the google phone will be exclusive for awhile, but not permanently (and obviously rebranded).

i love my Droid. it's fantastic, but you can't ignore the fact that VZ will be pursuing newer and better. that being said, i will keep my Droid until 4G is rolled out to mainstream.