If you’ve been following the journey of the HTC Draco/Passion of Christ, which has recently been dubbed the Nexus One and passed through the FCC, you’re probably excited about the prospect of it organism the legendary Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Phone. Google even had the cheekiness to teasing us about some mystery phone they were acting with over the weekend, although didn’t mention any helpful details. Some fresh information indicate that this mightiness be at least half true (although the floor of Google’s engagement remains a distributor point of competition),
The latest rumours ar pointing to a Jan 5 liberation on T-Mobile River (New York Stock Exchange: DT) for $199, but with a few catches – for one, Google volition also be merchandising it from their movement varlet unlocked (presumably for a higher price. This alone is huge, because people could see a linkup to an Android gimmick before they even rich person the meter to character “iPhone” into a Google hunt. Selling unlocked could be a risky preposition depending on how it’s priced, but if reasonable, the Nexus One stands a probability at fracture a marketplace beyond the hardcore mobile users who are willing to carapace out $800 up-movement for a earphone.
Secondly, T-Mobile’s monetary value is apparently being subsidized by Google itself, which is obviously a great way to cut competitors and pushing their Android operating organization even further. And hey, Google can afford to stroke some money at carriers from atop their glimmering mount of gold, or at least cut them a good deal. While a draw of the inside information surrounding pricing and liberation date are nebulous at topper, the Nexus One is very real – we’re hearing it will have a 5 megapixel photographic camera, 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, a 1 Ghz processor, Global Positioning System, and Android 2.1. For those retention out for a CDMA variant, there was word that Verizon would be picking this unity up, and likely the key differentiator between the Draco and Passion of Christ codenames.
[via Reuters, Android and Me]