I just saw the nexus one from google and htc. The specs of the phone look amazing, and it certainly comparable if not better than some areas of the iPhone.
At the same token, there's a key note just around the corner... and you know that Apple will not want to loose any market share. The rumours about the next gen iPhoneis that it will contain a multicore processor and a removable battery. But these are only rumours, which I hope will come true. If you remember that the iPhone 3gs, didn't really add much of a wow factor to the iPhone, since the OS added the functionality which was an upgrade.
I'm not an Apple 'fan boy', nor am I an Apple hater, I'm just a lover of technology. What I liked about the last several years of apple's resurgence is that they came out with technology with a bit of flair. I haven't seen any other company take it to the edge as well as Apple.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that technology that is released with a bit of flair will attract people to it. What's easy on the eye will be easy on the back pocket. What I saw from nexus one was anything but that, the specs look great such as the size, removable battery, removable memory, open operating system with plenty of API for developers to play with etc.... With all that said and done, at the end of the day the only ones who will know or like those features is the techno nerds... Like me. But for the greater public what they are interested in is the eye and simplicity . I don't think nexus one brings this to the table, the next generation of the phone might introduce some lessons learnt from htc and google.
My main gripes about nexus one is
a) some features of the phone is not easy to use as a phone. Keeping in mind at the end of the day the nexus one is meant to be a portable device, so you will need the functionality to work quickly and smoothly. Applications need to be well designed and not have every single functionaliy that you may use once in a blue moon, instead have the functionality that you will use every day. Android contains features, a lot of functionality, which leaves little for the developers. It also has functionality that had complex transitions which made it a little slower.
B) most of the functionality needs to be able to be operated with a single hand. Given the voice control was great.
C) the look... The look ... The look. Have I sad it enough in his post? Well if you haven't got the point yet, the nexus one is ugly! Enough said.
