The Google Phone - Nexus One (Updated)

I sat up well past midnight yesterday to follow the launch of the much awaited Google Phone aka The Nexus One.  I was expecting Google to throw some surprises but they didn't - more or less everything was "leaked" beforehand.

In case you have been living under a rock, this phone is based on the open source Android OS developed by Google.  You can see it in action here.

Simply put this is the most desirable Android handset to date and it has definitely split the Smartphone market wide open. iPhone fanboys here we come ;)

Some cool specs :

1 GHz Snapdragon Processor

512 MB RAM & ROM

3.7 inch 480 x 800 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

5 MP Autofocus Camera with LED Flash

Removable 1400 mAH Battery

HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

Assisted GPS

802.11n Wifi

Accelerometer

Noise Canceling Microphone

Android 2.1 (Eclair)

Google Earth - A first for Android OS

Google Maps - Includes turn by turn navigation

Google Voice (Only in the US)
Update : Pinch and Zoom functionality added via a minor OTA.

Complete tech specs can be found here.  My biggest and only complain is that there is no Multi touch support !

You can read a review of the Google Phone here and here.  While I go back to drooling and figuring out how to lay my hands on one (beg, borrow or steal seems to be the only option right now).

Officially it has not been launched in India but lets hope they do launch it soon considering we are such a Smartphone crazy nation.