Google’s Nexus One: How Does it Compare With the iPhone
The recent launch of the Nexus One by Google has been big news. Lauded by the web giant as being more of a “Superphone” than a smartphone, this model was much anticipated. What it might be able to do from a mobile web perspective got a lot of technology experts excited. What does the Nexus One add to the mix and how does it compare with the iPhone?
This is the first product that Google has produced and marketed themselves and it’s fairly obvious that the company, like so many technology experts, views the mobile web as playing a pivotal role in the future of telecommunications and Internet technology as a whole. Today’s mobiles are no longer just about making phone calls and texts. There is a much bigger picture here for most mobile consumers and a potentially massive market for companies that can tap into its spending power.
One of the first talking points with the Nexus One is its integration of Google led applications and technologies. This phone allows users to synch their Google accounts on their mobile quickly and effectively. Its use of Google apps such as Google Voice, Google Maps and a soon to be launched Google Earth product also give it some interesting features.
For example, a Nexus One user can use voice commands to compose text fields on their phone. This allows you talk into your phone and have it convert your speech into an email or text message. The integration of the Google GPS system allows you to tell your phone where you want to go or to ask it to search for something. You’ll then get automatic directions or search results based on the phone’s built-in GPS which can target where you are at any given time.
Another differentiator is the fact that Google has decided to release the Nexus One on an unlocked basis as well as via mobile networks from launch. This gives their customers greater freedom and does away with some of the cost and network issues that many experienced when the iPhone was first launched. So, how does the Nexus One stand up to the iPhone?
In cosmetic terms the iPhone may be a design icon but the Nexus One isn’t too shabby looking either. It is a little smaller, thinner and lighter than the iPhone and comes with a slightly larger screen size. Its screen resolution seems to be much clearer and sharper than the iPhone and its image quality seems brighter.
Like the iPhone the Nexus One also comes with a camera. On this model the camera has a built in flash, unlike the iPhone, and comes with 5 megapixels compared to the iPhone’s 3 megapixels. It may also currently win out on speed. With a 1GHZ processor compared to the iPhone’s 600MHZ the Nexus has faster web page download times.
Is this enough to turn it into an iPhone “killer”? That really is down to the individual consumer. The Nexus One doesn’t have multi-touch capabilities as yet and still has some way to go to compete with Apple on the music front. The sound reproduction quality on Google’s phone may not be as impressive as on the iPhone and it comes with less on-board storage. This can, however, be boosted via its Micro SD slot if capacity becomes an issue.
The Nexus One also comes with the ability to run more than one app at the same time which the iPhone cannot manage as yet. Apps may well play a part in how some consumers choose between these two phones. Google’s apps can’t compete with Apple’s at the moment in terms of sheer volume. Saying that, this may level out over time and the Nexus One comes with its GPS loaded on free of charge unlike the iPhone.
It is hard to say how much of an impact the Nexus One will have at this stage. Breaking Apple’s hold on the smartphone market will not be easy even for a company like Google. But, this phone may herald a range of industry-wide mobile web developments and improvements for the future.
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