Nexus One vs Droid

Droid, Nexus One, Phones | Hans | January 5, 2010 at 4:03 pm

Nexus One vs DroidNow that the Nexus One Google phone has been released, the Droid has a new competitor. The Nexus One and Droid both use Google’s operating system and both are available on Verizon. Unlike the Nexus One, the Droid phone is not unlocked.

Here are the major differences between the Nexus One and Droid:

  • Droid will support flash, but we’re not sure if Nexus One will
  • Nexus One is unlocked and can be used with other carriers
  • Droid has a physical keyboard, while Nexus One only has a virtual keyboard
  • Nexus One is thinner
  • Nexus One has the Android 2.1 operating system which has a lot of new features (maybe Droid will get this update as well)

The full Droid specs can be seen here and the full Nexus One specs can be seen here.

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25 Comments

  1. fabio says:

    “Nexus One has the Android 2.1 operating system which has a lot of new features (maybe Droid will get this update as well)”

    This is actually not true as the Droid got the 2.1 update in mid-December.

    As for major differences, I do like my Droid and initially I was thrilled it came with a physical keyboard, but since the virtual keyboard is so good, now I don’t think it was a necessary feature. This would be the only reason I would want to switch eventually, just to get the thinner version, other than that, I don’t see anything that would make me switch.

    • charlotte says:

      didn’t droid get a 2.0.1 update in December? If u have 2.1 u have rooted the phone as it has not been available that I know of in an OTA update.

  2. DV says:

    The Nexus One is currently Not available on Verizon…just T-Mobile or AT&T

  3. Ringo says:

    iphone have not competition, all company are envious about apple and iphone.
    i just lol.

  4. anti-fabio says:

    The Droid will get the 2.1 within the next couple of days. The update it got mid-December was 2.0.1.

    learn your facts fabio

  5. justthefacts says:

    Nexus ships with 4Gb card. Droid ships with 16Gb. both upgradable to 32Gb
    Nexus has 1Ghz processor. Droid has 550Mhz.
    Nexus has 512RAM/512ROM. Droid has 265RAM/512ROM
    Nexus has trackball. Droid has slide-out physical keyboard.
    Nexus has better noise cancellation (because of 2 microphones)
    Droid has larger screen (480X854 vs 480X800)
    Droid LCD colors look better (to my eyes) than Nexus OLED colors
    Nexus operating system is more current, Droid will get some updates January 22, more in spring 2010

  6. cyclik says:

    Get a Droid if you want to be different.

    Get a Nexus One if you want an iPhone lookalike.

    Aesthetically speaking of course.

    Performance wise – only time will tell…

  7. reconknight says:

    The Nexus One looks similar to Verizon’s DROID ERIS by HTC.

  8. Keith says:

    I will never buy a phone with a trackball. That’s so 90s. I wont even use a mouse with a trackball. LOL. I crack myself up.

    • Danny says:

      youre not only an idiot, but a complete tool. LOL. I crack myself up.. Faggot

    • ALEX-N1 says:

      I ALSO LOL @ U IDIOT, THATS NOT 90′S MORON. SOME OF THE BEST U.S. PHONES HAVE IT SUCH AS BUT NO LIMITED TO: MYTOUCH, G-1, BLACKBERRY TOUR/CURVE/BOLD/PEARL SERIES. SO PLEAEE THINK BEFORE YOU TALK YOU STUPID ASS.

  9. Elliott says:

    Everything you out in the market is at least six month old technology remember that every 3 months something better comes out. The nexus would be a great phone if it had multitouch capabilities. But It doesn’t the andoid market needs to change, that’s a fact.
    It needs a great foundation like iTunes not just an AppStore on your phone with dead ends and if the andoid is an open system why don’t I see most of the jailbroken app ????
    I really think that apple would always have the upper hand because the iPhones multitouch capabilities.

    • USED3dt says:

      elliot.. both phone have multitouch capabilities. However in the US releases of the Android OS this has been disabled due to your apple mother loving Trademark on the multitouch. Yes Yes apple it seems can trademark two fingers. Its going away soon, being shot down now as we speek. You can get this feture turned back on if you install the euro ROM or if you install a browser like dolphin (firefox moble).. put that in your pipe and smoke it… apple fools.

      PS you can sysnc your Droids to itunes too, so you dont even have that :)

      Apple blows

      • Daniel says:

        thank God.. someone who isn’t blowing apple and there ever-loving “iphone”. Great reply, props.. and the sad thing is i use a Mac every day and i still think that the “iphone” blows, but only because Apple monopolizes everything. If apple would just get off their high horse and quit, well for lack of a better word at the time, “stealing” money out of everyones pockets, I think that more people would love the Iphone. As has been proven they will not stop that anytime soon so companies will continue to attempt to out-do Apple and Eventually the Iphone will be shot off its so called pedestal.

        Oh and everything on the market is alot older than 6 months.. people in Korea use their phone for everything from unlocking their house to gaining entrance to their computer to buying groceries. they scan a barcode that pops up on their phone which has their banking info on it.

    • jmann29 says:

      well you need to get your facts straight because the nexus one has and supports multitouch!!!!

  10. tekgeek says:

    the US will always be behind in certain technologies compared to asian countries due to security regulations and business monopolies…

  11. Jeremy says:

    So can the Nexus one play youtube videos?

  12. bob says:

    both phones have and support multi touch…if the program running has it incorporated..if not..then no multi touchy..duhhh. I am gettin a droid in the next week or so because of the super awesome deal..although it’s only awesome for me cause I’m on a family plan and I have more than one line elig. for renewal.

  13. Todd says:

    Apple is good at two things. Innovation and PR. Making ordinary objects “look and function” in an appealing manner and promoting the hell out it. Notice I didn’t say efficient or fast. The positive outcome of this type of success is that it spurs others to innovate REAL advances. In the attempt to profit from emulating the Apple mystique, these others companies bring the rest of us who want replaceable batteries, expandable memory, and an open OS the gadgets we REALLY want without compromises.

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