14 DAY TRIAL // Nexus One by HTC is the first Android-based mobile phone to run under the 2.1 flavor of the operating system, but also the first one to be sold directly via Google's web store. According to the search-engine company and to the handset's vendor, Nexus One is a superphone, and it should come to the market in the near future on a series of countries around the world, with others more to follow later in 2010. Most of you might be already familiar with what Nexus One sports on the outside, yet now you can also have a look at what it features under the hood.
The guys over at iFixit have played around with Nexus One already, and delivered to the web a series of photos showing how the device can be torn down to pieces. Since this is something that one should not do at home, their action offers those interested in the process the possibility to learn what Nexus One hides on the inside. And there seems to be a lot to see there, including the 802.11n wireless chip, the Qualcom (QCOM) QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz ARM processor, the Synaptics (SYNA) touchscreen controller, or the Skyworks (SWKS) SKY77336 GSM power amplifier, and other chips too.
Head over to their website to learn all about the tearing down of Nexus One, and to see the photos they published with the handset's interior and the chips it packs there. In the meantime, we should take a look at some additional news on the phone, namely on some regarding its availability. It seems that Vodafone plans on launching the Nexus One in the UK within the following few “short weeks.” The carrier was expected initially to have it later this year, but it seems that it might make the move faster.
At the same time, we learn that UK users will probably be able to purchase the Nexus One with a contract on 3 or T-Mobile too, at least this is what mobilenewscwp noted in a recent article. As most of you probably know by now, in the US the device will also become available with Verizon Wireless connectivity in the near future, so it doesn't come as a surprise that more carriers around the world plan on having it on their airwaves as well.