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Nexus One does the Google smartphone make iPhone look bad?

Internet search powerhouse Google Inc. made a foray into the highly competitive smartphone market earlier this month by launching its very own smartphone Nexus One. With its super-fast 1GHz processor, latest Android 2.1 OS, powerful 5-megapixel camera, built-in noise cancellation technology, voice recognition feature, sleek look and many more features, Nexus One easily towers above the rest. But can it really beat iPhone, which, since 2007, has revolutionised the smartphone market and set the benchmark? Guess that won’t be easy.

Why? Because Apple has come to be known as an innovator and the company has its own set of hardcore loyal customers who are willing to wait in the queues for days to get their hands on any product that Apple launches. Apple has struck gold with iPhone and though many smartphones have come close to beating it, none could actually claim of doing so. And, that may include Nexus One. So what makes iPhone special?

Google’s Android, which is based on Linux platform, is just in its nascent stage whereas iPhone runs on the proprietary OS which is based on Mac OS. And, ever since iPhone was launched, Apple made sure that the OS was updated regularly to deliver customers best user experience. Before every launch of phone, Apple also plans meticulously to make sure the customers get what they want. The company ensures that the customer feels that the product he is buying is something enviable. No wonder, Apple has sold over 35 million iPhones in a very limited time. Can Google stand up against this giant? No way. Nexus One is just another formidable rival of iPhone but surely not an iPhone killer.

In fact, a comparison between the tech specs of iPhone and Nexus One reveals why. For instance, iPhone’s battery life and power is better than Nexus One. Whereas Nexus One features a talk time up to 10 hours on 2G, iPhone promises much more. It can give up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G. Standby time for Nexus One is up to 290 hours on 2G where as it is up to 300 hours for iPhone. The internet use on 3G is same for both phones, but on 2G, it is 2.5 hours more for iPhone. Video playback is up to 7 hours and audio playback, up to 20 hours for Nexus One. But for iPhone, video playback is up to 10 hours and audio playback is up to 30 hours. In other words, iPhone is way ahead of Nexus One when it comes to battery life.

iPhone may offer a less powerful camera than Nexus One but surprisingly, its video capture quality is better. Whereas Nexus One offers video recording at 20 frames per second or a little higher, depending on lighting conditions, iPhone offers nothing less than 30 frames per second. Photos and videos taken on iPhone can also be automatically synced with iPhoto which sorts them into folders and even geotags them. Then the photos are automatically synced with Apple TV and backed up to a remote hard drive.

It’s true that Nexus One has a larger screen with AMOLED display. Sounds good but all that glitters is not gold. The display, according to some Nexus One users, is not so good during day light. It also has a virtual keyboard. But what is the use if the letters are too cramped and you cannot type properly? On the other hand, iPhone makes it easier for you to type without you even knowing. In other words, Apple has given a lot of attention to details unlike Google. The very appearance of the phones proves it.

iPhone also has no competition from anyone when it comes to application (app) store. iPhone users have access to more than 100,000 apps which, when downloaded, can turn the smartphone into a gaming device, information source or even a musical instrument. No wonder, more than 3 billion apps have been downloaded for the iPhone so far. On the other hand, Google’s app store (Android Market) currently boasts of around 20,000 apps or one-fifth of what Apple’s app store has to offer. So right now, it is too farfetched to think that Nexus One can catch up with iPhone. No wonder, Steve Jobs can confidently claim: “We see no signs of the competition catching up any time soon.”

People who have a taste for music also would tend to veer towards iPhone because of the music features it offers. iPhone has a feature called Genius Mixes unique to it. This feature automatically searches your library to find songs that sound great together and then it creates multiple mixes you’ll love, just like a personal radio station. The wonders don’t stop here. It also has a Genius Playlists, a feature which finds other songs on your iPhone that sound great with the one you were listening to and makes a Genius playlist for you, which you can listen to right away or save it for later. iPhone also has Voice Control facility. It helps you to control music playback with spoken commands. With iPhone, you can also automatically access iTune store where you can shop millions of songs and movies and download them. In other words, iPhone is a complete entertainment device. Of course, it is possible to sync an Android phone, such as Nexus One, with iTunes but it usually requires a third-party app and it’s a manual process. Android phones can’t also update play counts or ratings in iTunes.

Multitouch support (swiping, multi-fingered gestures, pinch to zoom, etc.) is another feature that makes iPhone different from Nexus One. Though Android OS supports multitouch as standard, yet, Google hasn’t included this feature on their apps so far (probably it has something to do with the Apple, which is asserting their patent rights).

And, apart from the features mentioned so far, iPhone also has a better cut, copy and paste feature and push notifications than Nexus One.

But this doesn’t mean iPhone can afford to ignore Nexus One totally. Nexus One is not only the best Android-based smartphone but also it is certainly one of the best available smartphones in the current market.

[Thanks: http://www.ibtimes.co.in]

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