Nexus One Switch

Google Nexus One, its almost a dirty phrase in the world of iPhone owners.

Of course the device was designed as a direct competitor to the iPhone 3G/3GS, given this its almost understandable that the Nexus One isn’t well received by the Apple fanboys and iPhone advocates alike.

And I would be one of those people if Apple hadn’t failed me so greatly.

If you haven’t already read my rant on why the iPhone 3G sucks then stop reading now and read it first.

For those who have read the aforementioned article, you’ll understand why I’m looking for an alternative.

I like the iPhone, its a great platform, robust OS, great selection of applications and huge development base, but the device is clearly rife with problems. I’m yet to meet a person who hasn’t tried to use the full breadth of their iPhone’s capabilities and has not had to do a full restore.

I’m also yet to meet a person who has followed the firmware upgrade path without needing to resort to the same action, even then as I found this isn’t without its dangers and can ruin your device.

Enter the Nexus One, designed to be open source, functional across multiple platforms, also built on a robust hardware solution and still a strong development community.

Google have been developing Android for some time now, infact the development life-cycle rivals that of the iPhone OS itself, opening it up for phone devices has been a rocky road however, but this can only be expected when manufacturers who wish to support the OS can’t agree on base hardware requirements.

This caveat can also be seen in the Nexus One, but the benefits out strip its shortcomings.

There are far too many people who have switched from the iPhone to the Nexus One to ignore, and far too many reports of people enjoying Google’s offering more than Apple’s device.

I can’t ignore this, and as an iPhone owner thats unhappy with the device (broken wifi after a firmware update) and support that has failed me twice, its time for me to look at alternatives.

The Nexus One isn’t the only phone I’m looking at, mainly because Google is still yet to announce a carrier or provide a release date for the phone in Australia.

Research in Motion’s recent Blackberry‘s are very tempting, sure loss of screen space due to a physical keyboard (unless you look at the Storm… or not…) but its backed by a substantial amount of time in the marketplace for smart devices.

So I’m at a crossroads, on one hand the newest phone out of the block is an exciting addition to the smartphone, but I’ve been burnt by my iPhone experience with newer devices, so do I go for trust in a brand thats been around for longer than most?

If you have any suggestions or opinions please leave a comment!