http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Yeah, but when he opened the Maps application, you can see his thumb going for a multi-touch pinch, he manages to hold back though..]]>Jan 2nd 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
You can tell Josh wrote this article because he likes to mention the iPhone and then tell us "nah, it's not better than the iPhone". ]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/I am too however, I really want to know how the OLED screen looks in direct sunlight. I have my zune HD & it looks really good, however the brightness is something to be desired in direct sunlight. Does this phone have the same issue?]]>Jan 2nd 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
That's because he uses an iPhone all day every day. For people who aren't completely acclimated to Apple's software already, using a button to zoom in and out is no big deal. I use an Android phone and I've never really felt like zooming in and out is difficult, but to be honest I've never really felt a need to zoom in or out all that much on any of the programs I use.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
To take that a step further, even when I was still using an iPhone (I now have a Fuze. They were both free, so W/E) I stopped using pinch to zoom after the "newness" wore off. Its much easier to do a double tap and let the phone handle the zoom. Nine times out of ten it will get it right, and the last time, you just adjust manually. With one hand I might add.

The awesome thing about Opera mobile is it will reflow the text, so you don't have to scroll side to side to read.

The one area where multi-touch becomes almost a necessity is in the keyboard. If you type fast at all, lacking multi-touch will screw you over.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
You're right, it's not like Josh would know if the iPhone is better or not, right? I mean you've used the Nexus One AND the iPhone 3GS extensively, too, right?

Oh, you haven't? Well maybe you should STFU then.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
BAAAAAAAAAAM!]]>Jan 3rd 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Despite the fact i'm quite possibly going to get an android phone when it comes to contract renewal time.... you're going to get downranked so bad for that :P]]>Jan 2nd 2010 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Hasn't been ranked down yet. Guess it shows people's attitude towards iPhone at this point. And by people I mean Engadget readers, of course (an important distinction to make).
What saddens me though is that this amazing phone won't sell 1% of how much the iPhone did.
I gotta admit, when the first iPhone came out, it completely rocked the industry. It was revolutionary, there's no denying that. But at this point, you look around and you see so many great phones that are just as good and often better than the iPhone in many ways. And yet the iPhone is still dominating the smartphone market (not counting the blackberry).
]]>Jan 2nd 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
I went and looked at the Droid and the other Android devices with an open mind. While they are matching the iPhone on specs the software and overall user experience was really poor. I found so much there to be very confusing. So many buttons on screen plus the trackball and real buttons, I was never sure what to press and often found myself way off. I could never anticipate what something was going to do and I many times surprised that a given button has an action I would never have anticipated given its label.

All of that made the device confusing and unpleasant to use. Compare that to the iPhone which even with its faults is a joy to use and totally accessible. I know people hate Apple and its products, I don't really get why, but in any case Android is not a good experience, I don't care what the hardware is. Maybe Android 4.0 will be good but 2.0 was quite sucky from my use.

It kind of surprises me that a lot of what is shown in here is simply screen candy with no purpose. The animated wall-paper? That is a joke right? That is total crap IMHO. Apple has trick animations too but they are at least trying to communicate to the user what is happening. They are informative and have meaning. That is a big difference between the Nexus wallpaper and the stuff that Apple puts out.

And all of this adds up to a more hospitable environment for apps. If people are not stressed out and confused by their phone they are willing to explore new functions. When they can't figure out basic functions they are not willing to take a chance on a new app. I think that is part of the reason people were willing to try apps on the iPhone. The UI of the phone itself was so easy and so sensible that people had mental energy, cognitive space for new experiences.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Well, Apple is just the thing for you then if you forgot what trackballs and buttons do.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Lol! Buttons confuse me!]]>Jan 3rd 2010 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
ROFL! There's a running joke in our office that the one guy that uses a Mac and iPhone does so because he's too stupid/dangerous to use more than one button.

Your idiotic comments have just highlighted how tech-literate people view most Mac users. That's not to say that their products are useless or simplistic, just how the Apple fanboys come across. ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Of course there is the remote possibility that they maybe enjoy their iphones but I doubt it. It doesn't do what I need it to do so that must mean it's a piece of junk.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
+1]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
And +2. That's the only reason I really haven't moved to the Droid yet. If it had that snapdragon processor in there I would have waited in lines for days to get one just like iFans. :P]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Thats why I settled for the samsung moment....love it and almost as fast a processor @800mhz so its good enough]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/The Droid's processor (Cortex A8@600mhz) is much faster than the 800mhz processor in your Moment, in fact it would be faster than the Moment's processor at 1GHZ and use less power than the Droid's as well. The video processor is also much faster in the Droid than it is in the Moment.

Clock speed is not everything in processor development.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
I am curious to know if people actually realize what "snapDragon" is.

So far I have not seen an intelligent comment on it. If you read the whitepapers, you would get it. Not to say the comments are WRONG, but people keep referring to it as a CPU, and that is only partly true.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 3rd 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
By the way, this seems like the one given to Googlers (it has the QR code on the back) and may differ from the production model.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/only 87 photo's josh? come on, your losing your game.

:)]]>Jan 2nd 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
aah, was wondering that.. shame.. a battery indicator on the bottom would be nice!]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/
Seems more like gold plated metal so you can recharge the phone when you place it on a dock.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/and why would they waste screen space by having two icons that do the exact same thing? (dots for homescreens)]]>Jan 2nd 2010 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/This is true, why not make just one have the homescreen function and have another to add more widgets or icons? Not very resourceful.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/Jan 2nd 2010 6:35PM