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Well, at least there was one surprise today: that the Nexus One will be coming to Verizon this Spring.
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My legacy with Engadget and Gizmodo is (hopefully!) tech journalism that stands up for consumers and that isn't in bed with the manufacturers it covers; that understands that its job is to uncover the latest information so that consumers have all the information available to them. I don't see why anyone would think that's a bad thing. Don't think anyone would like to go back to the old world where tech journalists cozied up to their subjects and played nice with them, right?
From www.google.com/support/android/bin/answer.py?answe...:
We are working hard to provide Nexus One phones optimized for the Verizon network - please stay tuned. The Nexus One for Verizon will not be a GSM device, so it will not be compatible with T-Mobile, AT&T, or other GSM networks.
We are working hard to provide Nexus One phones optimized for the Verizon network - please stay tuned. The Nexus One for Verizon will not be a GSM device, so it will not be compatible with T-Mobile, AT&T, or other GSM networks.
That would be helpful. Verizon's service is crap here in Chicago, compared to Sprint.
So excited for this to come to Verizon! Much better service out here in Texas for me!
My New Every Two is up next Tuesday. I was going to get the Eris, but I'm definitely waiting for this.
Technically, yeah but there will be no way Sprint will let it on their network.
A lot of the stuff they keep talking about in the press conference seems to be more about Android 2.1. The only hardware benefit with this phone is the new Snapdragon processor but there is no reason why the current Moto Droid wont be able to do the same stuff if/when it gets upgraded to 2.1.
Oh I fully agree. I think the body and feel of the HTC phones is better than that of the Moto Droid. I tried out the Eris again today and am thinking of going with that over the Moto Droid. I was going to wait for the Nexus but the stuff they're talking about in 2.1 is not that much of a OMG I NEED IT.
I agree. Nice hardware to be sure, but not the huge event that this was built up to be, and certainly nothing that makes me regret getting a Droid last month. Most of the 2.1 updates seem cosmetic, and the unlocked versions are still too expensive for most people to consider.
The biggest disappointment though, in my opinion, is that stock Android still doesn't support multitouch at the OS level, especially on a touch-screen only device. It's well overdue by this point.
The biggest disappointment though, in my opinion, is that stock Android still doesn't support multitouch at the OS level, especially on a touch-screen only device. It's well overdue by this point.
As a Droid owner I kind of wish they had killed the keyboard and just released a super thin touch screen device. I also feel kind of pissed that the Nexus One will hit Verizon so soon, but you got to pay a price for being an early adopter I suppose. As long as they push out 2.1 in a timely manner I'll be happy, and I just hope the Droid won't start chugging or lagging.
I am super stoked about this phone. I was going to drop the money and buy the DROID Eris, but then I heard that this puppy was coming out and decided to wait! So glad that I did. I can not wait for this phone! My birthday is in the spring so if it comes out as planned it will be a nice little birthday present to myself.
