Google’s have officially released the Nexus One, a phone to truly call its own. Officially launched in the US on 5th January 2010, it now ships to the UK, Hong Kong & Singapore!

Nexus means a series of things connected together, an appropriate name for a phone where Google is taking more control of both the hardware and software, and therefore much more of the user experience.

In Google’s own words,  the Nexus One is a convergence point for mobile technology, apps and the Internet. Nexus One is an exemplar of what’s possible on mobile devices through Android — when cool apps meet a fast, bright and connected computer that fits in your pocket. The Nexus One belongs in the emerging class of devices which we call “superphones.”

Manufactured by HTC, the Nexus One features dynamic noise suppression from Audience, Inc., a large 3.7″ OLED display for deep contrast and brilliant colors and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ chipset for blazing speeds. Running on Android 2.1, the newest version of Eclair, the software includes innovations like a voice-enabled keyboard so you can speak into any text field, fun Live Wallpapers, a 3D photo gallery for richer media experiences and lots more. Of course, it also comes with a host of popular Google applications, including Gmail, Google Voice and Google Maps Navigation.

Features of the Nexus One:
– 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processor
– Android 2.1
– Thin and light
– Compass
– GPS
– accelerometer
– light and proximity sensor.
– 3.7-inch AMOLED display
– multi-color notification LED under the trackball.
– 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
– Stereo bluetooth and 3.5mm headphone jack.
– Active noise suppression (one on bottom, one on the back)
– Google Maps Navigation for turn-by-turn
– Facebook integration
– Quick Contacts
– Customization of software (home screen panels)
– New widgets for news and weather
– live wallpaper
– 3D app launcher
– voice to text for all text fields (email, tweets, etc.)
Full list of the Nexus One features.

BillShrink has a comparison chart done on the Nexus One, iPhone, Droid,. Palm Pre

Running Gmail on the Nexus One

On top of all the features, Adobe Flash will be one of the feature not coming to the iPhone.

The Nexus One costs US$529, shipping the Nexus One to Singapore via DHL costs an additional US$28.32. What is not indicated is that the Nexus One pricing doesn’t come with an adapter, so you would have to fork out another US$19,99 for the adapter. Get yours now!

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