Google Phone Coming

TechCrunch reports that Google plans to release their own version of an Android phone early next month under the name “Nexus One”.   It would be an unlocked GSM phone (which means it could be used on the AT&T or T-Mobile networks in the United States).  Manufactured by HTC, it will include a speedy Snapdragon ARM-based processor, a high-resolution OLED screen, and camera with a large lens.  Unlike the Droid, the Nexus One will not have a physical keyboard and will be thinner than an iPhone.  There are two microphones, one on the front and another on the back that are used to reduce noise.

This Week in Google mentions that phone will be called the HTC Passion — another TechCrunch article says the Nexus One is almost identical to the Passion without the HTC branding.  I am looking forward to the release of what should be the definitive Android device.