HTC Nexus One by Google

HTC Nexus One by Google

The Nexus One has been overshadowed by the madness of Apple’s iPad rumors and announcements, and we think Google first phone merits a little more positive attention than it’s been receiving. Always a formidable competitor, Google took on the task of creating their own smartphone to duke it out in the mobile market with Apple, RIM and the best of them. With a little help from HTC—Nexus One handset manufacturer—Google put out quite the high-quality cell phone.

The Nexus One sports a speedy 1 GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, a large 3.7-inch and 800 by 480-pixel AMOLED display, a 5 megapixel video-capable camera with an LED flash, 512 MB of flash storage, and built-in GPS and mapping navigation. The new Google phone also ship with Android 2.1 making it super speedy—as well as offering full support for services like Gmail  and ties in with social networking services like Facebook and Twitter.

The Google Store is offering the Nexus One for $529 without service, or $179 with a new two-year contract from T-Mobile. This spring Verizon and Vodaphone should also be offering the Nexus One.

Check out our roundup of the Google Nexus One reviews.