Nexus One

Well I did it…. I got a Nexus One.

Now to most this would be a shock because since it’s announcement I’ve loved the IPhone. I owned one since it hit stores and never looked back. It was everything I wanted in a phone and more and when asked how I felt about it I often told people, “I would marry it and have it’s babies if I could”. That is how much I loved my IPhone….so why change? Well I’ve always supported open source software and customization of anything and everything I can. As we all know the IPhone is very locked down. I can’t browse the file system just because I wanted to or change the icons or change default programs or even download an app that wasn’t approved by Apple. I lived with this because I feel in love and like we all do when we are in love we look past the faults and focus on the things we enjoy. To combat this drive I had my IPhone jailbroken. For a while I was happy with all the new things I could do and the programs I could get but in my heart I knew our time together was coming to an end.
When I heard about the first android phone I was interested but I held off because I knew it wasn’t fully ready for a power user like myself. So, I waited it out until something wonderful caught my eye. When I learned about the Nexus One, I could not get it off my mind. It felt like the IPhone announcement all over again. That is when I knew it was time to move on. So how do I feel about the Nexus One….I Love It! There are so many things that I was already doing with my jailbroken IPhone that just happen naturally with this phone and don’t cause annoying crashes.

Widgets [check]
Background Apps [Check]
Internet browsing feels like “real” internet [Check]
Easy to Sync contacts and calenders [Check] (This one I had a horrible time with the IPhone)

These are just a few of the features that I can think of right now but the list goes on and on. So in the end I’ve found a new love but my old love is still close by. (literally I’m using it as I write this entry as an ipod.) Sometimes you can have the best of both worlds!