Today Google and HTC officially announced the worst-kept tech “secret” of 2010: the Nexus One Android Smartphone. The new device, which has been known to exist for weeks, features a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, GPS, Wi-Fi, an array of sensors, and a 5MP digital camera with autofocus and LED flash.
The Nexus One runs Android 2.1, and is the first smartphone to do so. New OS features include Facebook and Picasa integration, Quick Contacts, animated wallpaper, a new standard news/weather widget, a tweaked app launcher and additional homescreen panes.
Voice support has also been added for all text entry, so you can dictate anywhere you can type, and more applications are voice-aware for spoken commands.
The Nexus One is being sold both unlocked directly from Google ($529) or under contract with T-Mobile service ($179). Verizon Wireless will begin offering a version of the Nexus One in the spring.