After the launch of the first ever Google phone on the planet, mixed reaction is seen among all kinds of people including technology analysts and end-users. However, The Huffington Post has pointed 7 things that Nexus One has but iPhone lacks. Here we will discuss about those 7 things that will probably make Nexus One smarter than iPhone.
Typing Tricks
On Nexus One, users don’t have to switch screen to enter a period when typing. Nexus One has a conveniently arranged typing screen that makes typing smarter, better, and faster. Also, both phones (iPhone and Nexus One) provide word suggestions from dictionary as the user types. But iPhone usually doesn’t show more than 5 suggestions at a time while Nexus One comes with as many as 15 suggestions if you scroll down vertically. This is obviously a good point for the newcomer in the industry.
Battery Life
Battery is the life of handsets. But batter has its own life too. In iPhone, the battery durability is 5 hours talk time. Google has made Nexus One’s life a bit longer. Nexus One battery comes with 7 hours talk time; ahead of iPhone, obviously. Also, Nexus One battery is replaceable, meaning that if battery dies, you can replace it with another battery at your convenient.
Although you might be thinking that there’s nothing more about battery; but in fact, there is. The Nexus One has a feature that tells you exactly which part of your mobile is using the battery power. No wonder you can easily guess how long your battery is going to live without further charge.
Better Camera
It is said that Nexus One comes with a better 5 megapixel camera while the opponent iPhone is still limited to 3 megapixel. Another great feature of Nexus One camera is that it comes with a built-in flash light so that you can capture regardless of day or night. Some people wonder why iPhone missed such a great thing to equip with their handset. A technology journalist writes: “Probably iPhone developers always stay in light, however, I don’t.”
Dictation
People are going lazy. That’s probably why some iPhone developers had developed the iPhone app “Dragon Dictation”. Google realized that this is a necessary application and is worth making a built-in app for its first physical product in history. So, Google’s Nexus One comes with a “Dictation” feature that can dictate your texts, emails, searches, notes, and more using the phone’s transcription feature. The New York Times reported that the accuracy is 90% and usually faster than typing. So, why wouldn’t you get a Nexus One?
You Are Independent
Yes, you are! Nexus One comes both locked and unlocked. If you purchase the unlocked Nexus One, you’re free from T-Mobile (iPhone is bonded with AT&T, so is Nexus One with T-Mobile). If you want, you can purchase Nexus One directly from Google.
Open Door to Apps
Apple was criticized because it has an approval process for its App Store. Any app developed by someone and then submitted to App Store goes through an approval process which doesn’t satisfy the developers. Some reports say that this is so frustrating that a number of developers are about to quit making iPhone apps.
But Nexus One isn’t so. It allows developers to submit their apps directly to Android Market which is immediately visible to consumers. Analysts believe that this opens a major gate that has a potential of changing the apps landscape.
The BIG Thing: Price
In case you haven’t guessed yet, the Nexus One is cheaper (Is it mandatory to state that cheaper “than iPhone”?). You can figure the difference between the prices of these smartphones by yourself after you take a look at the following plans that both phones come up with.
- The service contract is two years long. Over this period, he unlimited voice and data plan plus the cost of the subsidized phone is $3,799 for an iPhone on AT&T.
- Nexus One on T-Mobile contract has a contract of same period and same offers (unlimited voice and data plan plus the price of Nexus One) costs $2,579.
So, if you go with Nexus One, you will save $610 every year that equals to $1,220 two years.
Comments
So, after knowing about all those new features available in Nexus One, what is your decision? Are you planning to move to Nexus One permanently, or use it temporarily as a Beta testing? Let us know by commenting off below.
