The Nexus One which is Google's overhyped Android phone, is in the headlines for the wrong reasons. After it was announced last month that it would be accessible, Verizon was the first to prick the Nexus One bubble. Earlier this week, the Sprint and Nexus One pairing vaporized. Sprint axed Nexus One after previously saying it would carry the device. Depending on who you talk to, Verizon and Sprint snubbing Nexus One is either one of technology’s greatest failures, or a trivial misstep that doesn’t really matter.
Nexus One Google web store
It seems clear the Nexus One would fail. Google wanted the Nexus One to be accessible solely in the Google web store. As reported on eWeek, Some experts do think the Google web store Nexus One model is clear evidence that carriers don't want to sell a device that can’t sell in their own retail stores. Other people believe the Nexus One was eclipsed by better Android phones.
Nexus One plan for Sprint
Things were looking up for Google web store Nexus One sales just a couple of months ago. PC World reports that in mid-March, Sprint announced that it would carry a CDMA version of Google’s Nexus One sometime later this year. Monday Sprint dropped Nexus One. Sprint has decided to instead support the HTC EVO 4G Android phone. Sprint likely chose the HTC EVO 4G because it has a larger display screen than the Nexus One, runs on Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network and also features the HTC Sense UI. It probably didn't help that you couldn't use installment payday loans to purchase a Nexus One from Sprint.
Verizon Nexus One
The Nexus One/Verizon deal flopped thanks to the HTC Incredible Android phone. Both the Incredible and Google Nexus One have the very same specs. The Incredible runs Android 2.1 like the Nexus One. What is the biggest difference between the two phones? The Droid Incredible actually runs HTC's revised Sense UI. Informationweek.com reports the newer version of Sense makes using the Android platform a seamless and much a lot more enjoyable experience.
Nexus One’s Android advantage
Everybody likes a winner, and even before the Sprint and Verizon defections, the Nexus One reputation suffered from first 3G connectivity bugs and low sales figures. PC World said the sole remaining advantage Nexus One has over Incredible and EVO is its direct tie to Google’s speedy OS update process. On the HTC Sense UI, a manufacturer-altered versions of Android, updates can take months to reach users.
Without Nexus One, Android thriving
Is Nexus One a failure? As it turns out, some analysts think the device had run its course and Google is better off without the Nexus One. The Nexus One is likely done after rejection by major carriers. All rivals run on Android though which Google doesn't mind. And all the media about smartphone competition, of all things, has raised the profile of Android to the point that Android phones actually outsold Apple’s iPhone last month.
Article Resources
eWeek
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Google-Nexus-One-Not-a-Failure-Despite-Slights-By-Sprint-Verizon-409079/
PC World reports
http://www.pcworld.com/article/196022/why_sprint_and_verizon_nixed_the_nexus_one.html
Informationweek.com
http://www.informationweek.com/newshome/index.jhtml;jsessionid=1U2VTTNH0NJJRQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN
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