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The Nexus One does has generated a lot of buzz lately. It must be said that the Google phone is positioned as a serious competitor to the iPhone…

The good

Design: Clean to the extreme, the Nexus One – designed by Taiwanese HTC – will play the dull gray and without fuss. So the Google brand is mentioned nowhere. The motive is conspicuous by its thickness (119 mm in length, 59.8 mm in width and 11.5 mm thick), its wide screen (3.7 inches) and lightweight (130 g). An aesthetic reminiscent of the iPhone.

Fans will appreciate ease of use.

Use: With the new Android 2.1, the Nexus One has superior technical capabilities to its rival. It thus has 512 MB of RAM (twice the iPhone 3GS) and Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 3G QSD8250, one of the most powerful on the market and will also equip the first SmartBook HP. Result: it runs quickly and provides a smooth and pleasant browsing. Another advantage: the more advanced management of multi-tasking, very limited on the iPhone.

Multimedia: Here, the Nexus One clear hunting on the lands of Apple offering a camera of 5 megapixels more efficient. In addition, it can record video (MPEG 4) in high definition.

GadgetsTwo microphones equip the Nexus One to “avoid ambient noise during a conversation,” according to Google. The revolution comes from the Gallery application, which allows access to its images and videos in a fun and intuitive. For now, Android Market applications claiming 18,000 But rather a tool open: developers budding or more experienced can, modeled on the AppleStore, submit their own application to be validated or not by Google. Another gadget: the animated screen.

Bad

The screen: If it shines by its resolution (480×800, AMOLED technology), he fishes through his precise touch. No “multitouch” not on the model tested, even if the Nexus could develop this capability in Europe.

Speak English: The voice recognition tool which boasts Google – which makes it possible to transcribe voice messages or to query the phone.