An AMOLED screen isn't necessarily better. There are reports of OLED being difficult to read outdoors and having over bright colour reproduction (both of which Engadget have reported as seeing on the Nexus One - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/), so the screen may not be to your liking.
So from your list the only concrete advantage is a software one (i.e. the Android version) which SE could address with an update (given the release date I'd say it's a reasonable assumption they will), but the Nexus Ones' downsides are hardware which can't be fixed unless you get a new 'phone. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 7 Jan 2010, at 04:32, gjs wrote: > Hi, > >> I'm just wondering, what do people see as the appeal of the Nexus One? > > A developer perspective from Australia, currently with t-mobile G1 & > V1.6 (Optus 3g carrier). > > For me it has been a tossup between waiting for Sony X10 and Nexus One > - > > Sony X10: 8mp camera +, 854x480 +, TFT -, V1.6 - > > Nexus One: 5mp camera -, 800x480 +, OLED +, V2.1 + > > Droid is not an option for me as it is CDMA (only I think) and I do > wish to switch carriers. ( I think cdma is s u x anyway ) > > Nexus One is right now (for some), Sony X10 is still to come. > > So with both G1 & N1 this spans more current android versions, I could > test across V1.6 and V2.1 ( with other access to V1.5 on a Hero ) > > Make sense ? ( and assuming V2.1 sdk is released soonish ) > > Regards > > > > On Jan 7, 10:52 am, Josh Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: >> Considering that its firmware is replaceable, for all intents and purposes >> this *is* the dev phone 3. What else would you need? >> >> -Josh >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Zsolt Babak <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Al, >> >>> I don't see the point either. It is a good and fast phone, however >>> that's all I can say about it. >>> If it'd become the ADP3 I'd consider it, but as of today I'd rather go >>> for a Droid/Milestone for normal consumer use. >> >>> The hardware is good, but not outstandingly good, and that's true for >>> Android 2.1 too. >> >>> I'd be happier with the AOSP release of 2.1 in full... >>> I'm really beginning to dislike this "new android release for a new >>> device only, and after that we start releasing some of the code in the >>> future as opensource", am I the only one ? >> >>> On Jan 6, 10:35 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'm just wondering, what do people see as the appeal of the Nexus One? >> >>>> After seeing the presentation reports I didn't find anything that made me >>> go "Oh, wow". Most key features seemed like software updates which could be >>> made available on other devices, and as for the 'phone itself, I didn't see >>> anything that really set the world on fire. >> >>>> Did I miss something? >> >>>> Al.-- >> >>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* >> >>>> ====== >> >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >>> number 6741909. >> >>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and >>> not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or >>> it's subsidiaries.On 6 Jan 2010, at 09:31, Fred Janon wrote:Yes, same here. >>> I hope Nexus will be offered as dev phone soon in Australia. I don't even >>> know if Dev Phone 1 is still available and what really would be the point of >>> buying one. >>>> FredOn Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 05:37, gjs<[email protected]>wrote:Hi, >>>> Can you please make the Nexus One available as a DEV phone asap to >>>> support developers worldwide. >>>> It is extremely disappointing that I cannot purchase in Australia, NO >>>> paid apps, No Nexus One. >>>> Regards >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Android Discuss" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>> [email protected]<toandroid-discuss%2Bunsubscr >>> [email protected]> >>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>> groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Android Discuss" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<android-discuss%2Bunsubscribe@ >>> googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > >
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