.Martin, I agree to 'almost' everything you say and iPhone unlike any other phone had the market salivating in anticipation weeks before it was released. But at the end of the day with multiple releases of different iPhone models, it hasn't rung the innovation bell except at the beginning. We can debate about why Nexus One isn't doing great on the sales for quite a number of reasons. People in US are tied to a two year contract, and not many care to make the effort of switching carriers just because a new phone is out. Then, there is a learning curve, moving your stuff around the phone and mainly they want to wait and watch to see if the new model is worth swapping their good ol' iPhones for. For all n all, iPhone is a damn neat piece of hardware and would prefer it over a lot of other smart phones out there trying to mimic the features of the iPhone. I'll give all credit to Apple for revolutionizing the Cellular world. I used to be on O2 XDA II before this because it was the only other practical touchscreen phone. I've tried so many including iPhone, Storm and N97 - my current handset. Among all, I'll rate the iPhone a clear winner on an overall basis. Until, Nexus One. Just like others though I find myself overwhelmed with the capacity of what Nexus One can do, I can't switch because of my contract and pooling in those extra bucks. Again, I doubt that in this decade at least anyone will be able to outdo the sales of iPhone. BUT, things are changing. Android was still evolving. Its earlier versions were more of a piloting to see how it performs. The real Phone out on the Android platform is Nexus. Also, with the additional RAM and CPU cycles, Google/HTC can keep evolving the firmware without the need for people to switch to a higher end model as was in the case of iPhone. Also, with Apple moving to Bing, it wont be the same thing. For example, iPhone's Popularity in India is because it runs Google Apps. No other 'Free' maps are available which map Indian cities to the detail of Google Maps. For example, I have Nokia maps running on my N97. Yet, I have Google maps installed because the places I would need a GPS for isn't even listed on the Nokia Map. Next, from the field testing of Nexus one, I've heard, that it works as well as the iPhone in the Sun. Also, I agree to your point that it doesn't have the eco-system like the iPhone and interfacing third party apps on the Android platform is a distant dream, YET. :) Anyway, Google, is dedicated on developing everything on its own including Operating Systems for Desktops. For now, they may want others to keep coding apps to stay in the competition, but soon, Google plans to provide everything, free of cost. You already have GMail, Google docs, Wave, Orkut, Picasa, Maps, translators, search, contacts... Someone who's willing to move under the umbrella of Google Apps will himself/herself quite at home. But who really wins on the long run: iPhone or Nexus, I guess, we'll have to just wait and watch. But one thing's for sure, there's enough room for both of them to co-exist but not enough for their competition. More than Apple, I'd wager, that it's the other Firms which are right now scrambling for some space out there.

.Ah yes, another “iPhone Killer” article. The iPhone is going to be buried just like it was by the N97, the N900, the Storm, the Storm 2, the Pre, the Droid, the Eris... Oh wait, Google only sold 20,000 in the first week of Nexus One sales across the whole USA. What’s even more embarrassing is it was beaten by Vodafone’s first *day* sales of 50,000 iPhones in little old UK around the same time despite two other UK carriers having been selling iPhones for years... Shailesh, I’m afraid to say you have been sorely misled by the spec sheet for the much anticipated Google Super Phone. It turns out that those reviewers who have actually, you know, got hands-on time with one, as opposed to getting hot over the tech specs have found quite a number of problems with God’s Gift to Geeks. :-) Firstly, the Nexus One is actually a worse “phone” than the iPhone shock horror! Forums have been inundated with users complaining that they are unable to connect to T-mobile’s network, that 3G won’t work and coverage is terrible, far worse than AT&T’s much maligned network. And don’t get them started about Google’s email-only support, the run-around of finger-pointing between Google, HTC and T-Mobile etc. For the record, here in Australia on our excellent 3G GSM networks, every iPhone user I’ve talked to comments how much better the iPhone’s call quality is compared to every other phone they used previously. Don’t blame the iPhone for AT&T’s failings. Next, you really should read up on the real-world performance of that wondrous 1GHz chip in the the Nexus One. Every review usually comments how laggy the Android interface is compared to the iPhone 3GS. Then there is the battery. You’re obviously not aware that the Nexus One is actually worse than the iPhone, particularly if you do any multi-tasking. As soon as you do that, battery life drops off a cliff. Maybe there was a valid reason Apple hasn’t yet enabled multi-tasking for third party apps yet... Thankfully, with the iPhone, 70% of new cars have an iPod/iPhone dock connector as an option to keep the juice up and every sound system and many airliners are now also equipped with iPod dock connectors. Likewise, instead of having to carry a spare battery around and put up with having to try and charge two batteries at once, there are myriad iPhone jackets and plug-on modules that can juice up an iPhone. Much nicer than having the phone crack open and spill the battery all over the floor every time you drop the phone. That wondrous AMOLED screen of the Nexus One does indeed look great inside, but as soon as you take it outside in the sunlight when you’re mobile – you know when you actually need to use a “mobile” phone - the screen image disappears. Oops. Of course the worst of it is that Android just does not have the ecosystem to compete effectively with the iPhone. With 75 million iPhone OS devices out there, 133,000 apps, 3 billion downloads, 100 million active credit cards, 30,000 developers and the sister iTunes music, movie, TV Show store along with iTunes U and hundreds of thousands of podcast feeds, the iPhone ecosystem is Godzilla to the Bambi app stores of Android, RIM, Palm, Symbian and Windows Mobile. Android's game section and so many specialist niches are barren in comparison to the iPhone App Store. With major developers like Gameloft deserting Android because they make 400x as much revenue on the iPhone platform, all other app platforms are at a significant disadvantage. Over Nov – Dec, the iPhone App Store growth rate was 50% compared to only 22% for Android. Almost a year and a half after the launch of Android, the one year older iPhone still has 5-6 times the worldwide quarterly sales of all Android phones combined according to Canalys. I’m sorry Shailesh, but the Nexus One is just another in the long line of “iPhone Killers” that get their brief time in the spotlight, but like Bambi in the headlights, end up run over by the 18-wheeler that is the iPhone/iPod/iTunes/iSlate Juggernaut. :-) By the way, don’t get me wrong, I far prefer that Android grows, helps to nail the coffin on Windows Mobile and becomes a solid alternative to the iPhone to keep competition and innovation alive, but there is plenty of room for both to survive and thrive. -Mart

.You forgot to mention the lack of enabled multitouch in the Nexus One and the fact that you can't place a call and use Internet access at the same time. Both of which the iPhone can do.