Play Around with Google Nexus One
I received my Nexus One today which I ordered from Google on Saturday. The FedEx delivery of the device was earlier than I expected. They delivered my order 10 AM in the morning, nearly 5 hours earlier than the estimated time of 3 PM.
After I set up the phone, I decided to move the SIM card from my old T-Mobile based cell phone to Nexus One. It only adds basic call functionality to the device since I own the pre-paid SIM card.
GPS on the Nexus One doesn’t require Internet connection. However, the maps must be cached on the device in order to use the full GPS function. Turn-by-turn direction also needs to be cached from the Internet. I have not found any GPS app that supports offline viewing of entire US map that supports different zoom levels from Android Market. Maybe I will create one for myself using OpenStreetMap once I learn the Android SDK 
But first I must finish learning C.
The 5MP camera works very well. Below is a test photo that I took in the bathroom.
This photo was taken in front of mirror
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As you can see, the picture is very smooth without flashlight. I have not tested the flashlight and video recorder yet, but I think it won’t be very bad. One thing I noticed when playing around with camera is that the zoom level is not great. For the most time, I got pixelated pictures with the max zoom level. However, the problem isn’t visible on the device until I see the pictures on the PC.
Since I have no idea which audio/video formats does Android support, I copied one mp4 and one avi videos to the root of the memory. The gallery only showed the mp4 video. After browsing through Android Market, I downloaded and tried the ad version of RockPlayer. This player supports DivX, AVI, MKV, and Real formats. I watched some avi videos using this app and they all worked fine.
I transferred all the stuffs from iPod Touch and cell phone to Nexus One. From now on, I only need to carry one device in my pocket instead of two devices. I will see how long will Google Nexus One last in my pocket because my pockets usually get water when it’s raining whether I wear different cloths