Google Nexus One phone officially unveiled

The Google Phone has arrived! After months of rumors the search giant officially introduced the phone at a press conference in Mountain View. The Google Nexus One phone is referred to as a "superphone", it is designed and manufactured by HTC and runs Google's Android 2.1 operating system. The device is equipped with a large 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen with a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, 1ms response time and 100,000:1 contrast ratio.

The phone features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor and features UMTS, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps, quad-band GSM/EDGE, a 5 megapixel digicam with LED flash, aGPS, 720 x 480 pixel video capture mode, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, cell tower and WiFi positioning, noise cancellation technology, 3.5mm jack, a digital compass, accelerometer, 512MB flash, 512MB RAM, 1400mAh battery, and a 4GB microSD memory card (expandable to 32GB).

The Google Nexus One weighs 130g with battery, it has a width of 59.8mm, height of 119mm and a thickness of just 11.5mm. Full technical specifications can be found at Google.

You can get it today in the US for $529, or with a two-year T-Mobile US contract for $179. It's unknown when the Nexus One will be released in other parts of the world.