I came across this video recently and I found it creative as well as informative;
YouTube user AndroidHD has taken six Android Handsets, ran the same video on them in unison, filmed them and posted the results. So if having great video resolution is an important factor when purchasing an Android device, this video is worth four minutes out of your day. The phones compared are:
Nexus One vs Moto Droid vs Acer Liquid vs Samsung Galaxy vs HTC Hero vs HTC myTouch 3G.
After watching this video, it seems to me that the Nexus One not only has an amazing screen, but it has the amazing screen. But, I may be a little biased as I love that device.
So what’s the verdict? Leave a comment and let us know which one you feel has the best video processing power!
Over at Tech Dirt, they’ve pointed out an interesting question about the Nexus One. Apparently the estate of Philip K. Dick is not pleased with the use of the name, “Nexus One,” without their permission. If you don’t know, Philip K. Dick is the author of many, many science fiction novels and short stories that have become movies. In this situation the story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is at issue. This storywas made into the feature film, Blade Runner and included characters called replicants that were advanced Androids. The replicants in the story and film were ‘Nexus-6′ devices so it seems that Google’s & HTC’s choice in naming the device the ‘Nexus-1′ is an homage to Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick since the device is powered by Android.
I personally agree with Mike Masnick of Tech Dirt as he writes:
‘The article notes (surprisingly) that Motorola paid George Lucas for the rights to use “Droid” for its Android phone, but no one spoke to the Dick estate, who now claim they are “shocked and dismayed.” Really? Shocked? Isa Dick Hackett, Philip’s daughter is claiming:
“We were never consulted, no requests were made, and we didn’t grant any sort of permissions.”
Perhaps that’s because Google doesn’t need permission from you to do such a thing. Of course, since Google hasn’t made any official announcement on this, there’s still a good chance they could change the name, just to avoid having to deal with an angry and misguided family member who doesn’t like the idea of anyone paying tribute to her father without first paying up. You have to imagine there must be some other science fiction author out there who would be thrilled to have Google promoting his or her work, rather than whining about getting permission (i.e., “payment”) for the use of a name.’
It does seem silly to me that they would complain not only because it’s an obvious tribute but there are bands as well as other sci-fi stories & characters that use the name Nexus and even a collaboration company. So if any of these uses of the term Nexus adds a number to the end of it, that individual suddenly needs permission from the Dick Estate? I don’t think so.
Phone Scoop has discovered that the HTC Nexus One has been approved through the FCC and the device does indeed support the 1700 AWS Spectrum range for T-Mobile USA.
Although many handsets go through FCC approval and never reach consumers’ hands…I think with all the hype and rumors of the last 72 hours that we can confirm this puppy is going to make it into many an Android lovers’ pockets. Here’s PhoneScoop’s take:
The FCC recently approved a new device manufactured by HTC that is called the Nexus One. The FCC confirms that this device has 850/1900 GSM bands, and support for T-Mobile’s 1700MHz 3G network. The FCC also confirms that it has a hearing-aid rating, which points to a U.S. release, as well as support for microSD cards, Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. The FCC does not confirm any other details about this device, but Google mentioned recently that it has given this device to employees for testing purposes and may sell it directly to the public.
