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just when I thought I was finally upgrading from my 07 pearl...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhUzq6bTPg"]YouTube- Motorola Droid vs Nexus One: Multitouch Test[/ame]
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Next, though, the Nexus One gets confused after a while and starts registering presses at the wrong corners of the on-screen box formed by the placement of the thumbs. There's always hope that this could be fixed with a firmware bump, but that hope looks to be in jeopardy from language posted by a Google engineer in the official Android dev forums: "...this is how the touch screen hardware on the Nexus One works (which is essentially the same screen as on the G1 and myTouch). The Droid has a sensor from a different manufacturer, with different behavior. Other phones will likewise have different sensors." In other words, Google seems to think that HTC's just using a lower-quality sensor than Motorola is. That's good news for Droid owners, we suppose -- but with game development on Android still something of a non-starter, hardware issues like this keep fragmenting the user base and preventing big-name developers from jumping in and betting on the platform.
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Well, I just downloaded the app he used, and I was able to recreate the issues he was having. But when using the browser and whatnot, I've never had any issues.
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You'll notice that the distance between the two detected points on the Nexus One remains constant and accurate. Thus, pinch to zoom operations are not affected by this "bug." It does affect applications in which two precise points are needed.
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I got my N1 recently and haven't had any problems with the multitouch either, but I do feel like the touch accuracy on it is not as good as I would have liked. Sometimes it goes a bit crazy too, although a restart fixes it, or even a lock at times.

It's really strange, and I do love the phone but I feel like there are some problems with it that just shouldn't be there, kind of like how Google's products are in beta for seemingly forever, or how they release products that aren't really ready. I do feel like this phone should have had all the issues ironed out, but nonetheless it is a great phone.
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Hardware-wise, capacitive tech is prone to accuracy failure (especially when compared to resistive tech). So, that's hardware + software problem.
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The problem has existed since the G1. Take a look here: http://lukehutch.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/full-working-multitouch-on-the-t-mobile-g1-android-phone/

Here is Google's respond: http://groups.google.com/group/andr...eea8fd9a2b8/70e9dd235d519955#70e9dd235d519955
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Uh oh. Look's like the HTC-Apple patent fighting has scared the multitouch right out of the device..
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Verizon's Nexus One is to be sold online only - Sense UI on board as well? (Phone Arena News)
-Lots of sites reporting this rumor. Online only would be a deal-breaker for many, need to try it out. Sense UI pokes a hole in the credibility of the rumor according to many.

Anyone shopping for the now older verizon smartphones can find some good deals here:
http://wireless.bestbuy.com/mobile/verizon-wireless.aspx?referringdomain=bestbuy4

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Lat...s-underclocked-processor-article-a_10181.html
-Rumors of the potentially nice HTC incredible being underwhelming inside.
 
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Flurry: more Droid devices than iPhones sold in first 74 days on the market
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The Nexus One Is a Total Flop - Sales - Gizmodo
74 days after the iPhone was introduced at $600 a pop (six hundred dollars), one million were sold. The Droid, at $200: 1.05 million. The Nexus One? An estimated 135,000 units. By any measure, that's a total sales flop.
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Sure, the Nexus One is only sold online and though T-Mobile, but 135,000 units is a ridiculously tiny amount. Especially when the Nexus One was announced for a long time on the most popular web page in the world: The Google home page. Only the Nexus One and Google's Chrome have been announced in that sacred place, which is used by a gigazillion people every day. It's the most watched, most expensive advertising spot on the planet.
Even worse: The sales rate is declining. After its first month, the Nexus One sold 80,000 units. That's means that only 55,000 additional units sold in the next month. For a cellphone that is being named and talked about every single day by every single tech publication, and often mentioned in the mainstream media, that's quite embarrassing.
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Getting VZW will help, but I think the lack of store models is a huge roadblock set up by themselves.

Too bad, because it seems like a great phone.
 
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Not sure how we haven't touched on the alleged Motorola Shadow or Nexus Two...

...rumored to be released Q2 2010, but those are always dubious & fluid timetables.

Love the design & specs of this thing. Not a fan of the stupid wrist strap that mars and otherwise sleek design.

Motorola Confirms They Are Working On a Google Phone - NexusTwo - Gizmodo
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A few weeks ago we heard rumors that the Motorola Shadow could earn the distinction of Nexus Two. Today Motorola confirmed that they are working with Google on a new phone to be sold directly to consumers.
There's no telling if the Droidesque Shadow is the device in question, or if Motorola's will even be Google's next flagship device, but during an earnings call today Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha confirmed that the company is working on a "direct to consumer device with Google."
Jha didn't offer any details on the forthcoming phone, but his statement serves as confirmation of two things: Google's Nexus One wasn't a one-off experiment and Motorola is involved in one of its successors.
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Motorola's Rumored Superthin Android Phone Sounds Spectacular - Motorola shadow - Gizmodo
, there's a processor capable of decoding 1080p video, an 8-megapixel camera, and an HDMI port, masked by a 4.3-inch, 800 x 484 screen, as compared to the Droid's 3.7-inch display of the same resolution.
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Motorola Shadow - Full phone specifications - Full specs
 
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HTC To Apple: First! | Android Phone Fans
“HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “From day one, HTC has focused on creating cutting-edge innovations that deliver unique value for people looking for a smartphone. In 1999 we started designing the XDA and T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition[ii], our first touch-screen smartphones, and they both shipped in 2002 with more than 50 additional HTC smartphone models shipping since then.”
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The industry has recognized HTC’s contributions through a variety of awards including Fast Company’s 2010 Top 50 Most Innovative Companies and MIT Technology Review’s 2010 50 Most Innovative Companies. The GSMA also recently awarded the HTC Hero as the “Best Phone of 2009.” Some of HTC’s technology firsts include:
* First Windows PDA (1998)
* First Windows Phone (June 2002)
* First 3G CDMA EVDO smartphone (October 2005)
* First gesture-based smartphone (June 2007)
* First Google Android smartphone (October 2008)
* First 4G WIMAX smartphone (November 2008)
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Verizon HTC Incredible Coming In Two Weeks? | Android Phone Fans
 
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