Based on the specs and the feel of the Nexus One, the experts don't generally believe it will shake up the handset market the way the iPhone did. Although the Nexus One has all the features common to advanced smartphones it doesn't offer any revolutionary hardware or functions.
Before the launch, the Internet and social networks were throbbing with speculation about Google's entry into the handset market. Wall Street was more circumspect and the Nexus One hasn't significantly stirred the financial community.
HTC manufactures the Nexus One for Google. The phone is slim, light and aesthetically pleasing. However, it is similar in many respects to other top-end mobile phones, although it does run a new and more advanced version of Google's Android operating system.
Initially the Nexus One can be bought only through Google and its availability is limited to the US, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Wendy Rozeluk, a spokesperson for Google Canada, said the phone could be used in Canada and other countries but it would be limited to GSM functions - it wouldn't connect to 3G networks outside the countries where it is earmarked for first sale.
The Nexus One specifications include a 3.7″ AMOLED display with a trackball; light sensor, GPS, and accelerometer; 5MP camera with LED flash; and two microphones, one of which is used for noise cancellation.
The instrument weighs 130 grams and it is only 11.5 mm wide.
