GOOGLE NEXUS ONE

Posted by Arun Chandran


The Nexus One is a smartphone from Google that uses the Android open source mobile operating system. The device is manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corporation,The phone is sold via Google's website  at a price of $529 for an unlocked version.

specifications

Size and weight

Height   119mm
Width   59.8mm
Depth   11.5mm
Weight
    130 grams w/battery
    100g w/o battery

Display

3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen

800 x 480 pixels

100,000:1 typical contrast ratio

1ms typical response rate

Camera

5 megapixels

Autofocus from 6cm to infinity

2X digital zoom

LED flash

User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver

Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions

Cellular and Wireless

UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)

HSDPA 7.2Mbps

HSUPA 2Mbps

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

A2DP stereo Bluetooth


Power and battery

Removable 1400 mAH battery

Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger

Talk time
    Up to 10 hours on 2G
    Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time
    Up to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use
    Up to 5 hours on 3G
    Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback
    Up to 7 hours
Audio playback
    Up to 20 hours

Processor

Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz

Operating system

Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)
Capacity

512MB Flash

512MB RAM

4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)
Location

Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver

Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning

Digital compass

Accelerometer


Buttons, connectors and controls



Front / Top

[1] Power

[2] 3.5mm stereo headphone jack

[3] Charging and notification indicator

[4] Illuminated capacitive soft keys:
Back, Home, Menu, and Search

[5] Tri-color clickable trackball
Back / Bottom

[6] Camera

[7] Camera flash

[8] Speaker

[9] Dock pin connectors

[10] Micro USB port

[11] Microphone
Left side

[12] Volume Control
Additional features

    * Haptic feedback
    * Teflon™ coated back
    * Second microphone for active noise cancellation
    * SIM card slot
    * Micro SD slot
    * Proximity sensor
    * Light sensor


Witness the Nexus One in action






 
Hacking and modifications

Users are able to root the device by unlocking its bootloader using the fastboot command "fastboot oem unlock". Unlocking the bootloader allows the user to install other firmware images that give the user root access, and even other bootloaders. Obtaining root privileges enables a user to override protected operating system features, install arbitrary software and enable internet tethering to share the phone's 3G network connection over Wifi among other things. 

Upon running the fastboot command, the user is presented with a Google-created screen stating that unlocking the bootloader will void the warranty
 


How to Unlock Nexus One’s Bootloader

1. Download and extract fastboot from here
2. Run a command prompt / terminal at the directory you just extracted
3. Type ‘fastboot-windows oem unlock’ or ‘./fastboot-mac oem unlock’ or ‘./fastboot-linux oem unlock’
    (as  appropriate)
4. That’s it your bootloader is unlocked.

CAUTION:Do it at your own risk.



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