8 Things To Know About The Google Nexus One Smartphone

We've compiled all the pieces of data that we could get on Google's Nexus One, otherwise known as the Google Phone. Some of it, it has to be said, is speculation and/or rumours but since photos have emerged, there are more than a few nuggets that can be confirmed outright.

Although it is known as the Nexus One, the device is likely to be renamed by the time it is officially launched - and that shouldn't be long. The name Nexus One refers to a range of replicants from the 1982 Sci-Fi movie, Blade Runner. The domain name Nexus One is owned by a construction company based in the Philipines.

The Nexus One, which is a HTC model, will come without any physical keyboard and is based on the Passion model, which will will debut on Verizon Wireless. Google has reportedly made it clear that it only wants its logos on the phone.

It comes with a tiny rubbery button it seems (ed: could be an optical trackpad); smaller and less classy than the iPhone's glossy "home" button and a clear departure from HTC's pearl trackball that appeared on most of the previous HTC Android phones.

The Google Phone has an oversized camera hole, although the lens itself appears to occupy only a fraction of the surface area. The 5-megapixel model also comes with flash.