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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    12/14/09

    In reply to HTC Legend Creeps Out Again, Looks Even More Like The Hero Than We First Thought
    How quickly we become jaded, eh? This thing is packing a 600 MHz 32-bit ARM processor (also to be in the HTC Photon), an AMOLDED screen with the same resolution as the iPhone (but should be brighter/crisper, and less battery-drain, being OLED-based), has a camera with more pixels, at least, than most pro digital cameras from a few years ago, *with* a 3.5 mm jack, *and* a microSD slot, GPS, digital compass (and on, and on.. it goes spec-for-spec with the iPhone 3GS, only falling short in the CPU, but besting the iPhone's camera, and with an expansion slot, and a better screen!).

    18 months ago - no wait, *12* months ago, this would have been the best Android phone on the planet. Or the best smartphone on the planet period, maybe.

    Now? It's a budget model, garnering the equivalent of a Gizmodo yawn... sometimes I think we're all like a bunch of crack addicts. Plus, I'm jealous, because I'm still using a Touch Diamond, until either (a) the Moto Milestone makes to Thailand, or (b) the official Google Phone is released (and I can get it in Thailand... or sent to me, hahah)
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    Image of t.mbavarira t.mbavarira
    12/14/09

    @Kirkaiya: have used an amoled in the sun on your moblie device? were you staring at those vibrant colors on the screen? let me know that's myth I'm touting here.
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    04:32 AM

    @t.mbavarira: no, not yet. But then again, living in Bangkok means I spend the vast, vast majority of my time inside air-conditioned malls, offices, restaurants, or home (except at this time of year, when you can walk around without sweating to death).

    Anyway - as Neimo pointed out, this looks like a fine netphone (smartphone?) for anyone who doesn't need the extra horsepower of Cortex A8...
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    Image of dfp3050 dfp3050
    12/14/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    No, I don't think a secret phone that a thousand people are walking around with is dumb. I think its a clever, clever, almost brilliant marketing ploy.

    Unless I'm the idiot and missed your sarcasm. In which case disregard the above statement.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/14/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    maybe off topic but does anyone know how many people get to test beta iPhones?
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    12/14/09

    In reply to HTC Legend Creeps Out Again, Looks Even More Like The Hero Than We First Thought
    Anyone else glad the Hero aesthetic is sticking around?
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    Image of Kat Hannaford Kat Hannaford
    12/14/09

    @Jacubious: I'm a big fan of the HTC chin, and actually really like the green bottom seen on this pic. Feels very Android.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/13/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    It's not a secret. If Google wanted this thing under wraps, then handing it out to a thousand employees wouldn't be a great idea.

    If, however, they were looking to generate huge amounts of interest by sites like this... well then.

    edit: it's kinda sad that the best photo by far is of the Dave & Busters ticket.
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    Image of Sandeep Murali Sandeep Murali
    12/13/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    This phone is just the latest in the series of developer phones from el Goog, much like how the G1 was back in the day. It's not going to be called Nexus either as Sony Ericsson has trademarked this name for the UI used in the X10.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/13/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    This phone has a really nice macro mode....
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/13/09

    In reply to Photos from the Nexus One Google Phone
    And like I said....MBP. Not a Powerbook.
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    Image of S-Express S-Express
    12/13/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Last gen MBP too - they must be tight with upgrades at Google...
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    Image of JerryA JerryA
    12/14/09

    @S-Express: Not everyone buys a new computer every year.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    If anything a Google phone signals the death of phones. The phone companies have known it for a long time - paying for anything but data is EOL'ed. A Google phone is one more bullet in the anachronism of "minutes."
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    Image of Ryanraven Ryanraven
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    "(Google would not be the first to sell a high-powered unlocked phone—see Sony Ericsson and Nokia—but neither them are, um, Google, and their well-known failures with that approach makes it even ballsier.)"

    But they do have the world's most popular search engine, and own very powerful advertising firms. If they really wanted google could turn ever search result into an advertisement for their phone. Flooding the market, letting everyone know, creating demand, etc. If they do this right, It'll work, and work right.
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    Image of ph15h ph15h
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    Dude... give me another GSM Android Phone with a physical keyboard running 2.1 with a faster processor. I still have my G1 for a reason. This phone's nice and all, but I need my physical keyboard. :D

    Or HTC, after you do your Hero 2.1 update in H1 2010, do a Hero Pro or something with SenseUI, a Physical Keyboard and the snapdragon Processor. <3 I just love your dialer and people application more than the default Android dialer.

    -ph15h
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/13/09

    @ph15h: Agreed. Capacitive screens are nice but not suitable for typing.
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    Image of tvcity6455 tvcity6455
    12/13/09

    @Alfisted: It's a matter of preference and likely has a lot to do with the system your first smartphone employed. If you aren't used to anything, the learning curve isn't as steep. I can type much faster on my iPhone than I can with a physical keyboard.
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    Image of ph15h ph15h
    12/13/09

    @tvcity6455: I can type pretty fast with the on screen keyboard that HTC modified for the Hero and the normal G1's OSK while landscape, but I still prefer the physical keyboard if it's already in that position. If the screen was slightly wider, then maybe it'd work for me while portrait. =/ I guess it is about preference but something feels really good about pushing real buttons.
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    Image of tvcity6455 tvcity6455
    12/14/09

    @ph15h: And I don't really like physical keyboards. I can type really fast on the iPhone, so fast that I actually prefer the portrait version because I've learned to type so well on it. But choice is good for everyone.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    God God, there more unfounded speculation here then on an Apple Tablet article. Mind you, its the same all over. I am hopeful that this will be a big shift for android and that the new features Google will add to this phone make it the full integrated experience that the iPhone is, but of course better as it will have Google Voice, Nav and Goggles.
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    Image of DrBoom DrBoom
    12/13/09

    @Hearthatvoiceagain: Fanboi alert.
    First - No speculation at all in the above article.
    Second - GV, Nav, Goggles? Get 'em right now on my G1...and I can use all of them at once. Try that on your "tightly integrated" iPhone. Yeah, that's what I thought.
    Third - Every subsequent iteration of Android has gotten more.."tightly integrated" from a UI point of view, but we can also pick and choose if we want to drop other bits of code in...HTC Clock widget? Sure. MotoBlur dialer? Check.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/14/09

    @DrBoom: ok, some confusion on your part, some of which I accept is my fault. The speculation I was refering to was in the comments not the post and for your info I have a G1 and have had since launch day, so Android Fanboi maybe, certainly not Apple.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    12/13/09

    In reply to WSJ Give the Google Phone a New Name: Nexus One
    Anything sounds better than "Shoals"
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    It goes to show that when you own the world with awesomeness, you can tell cell phone companies to piss off. Yay Google for being awesome.
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    12/13/09

    In reply to The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
    Lulz at the iPhone fanatic comments.
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