Google Nexus is thinner, lighter and faster than the Apple iPhone 3GS

Hands on review of the Google Nexus one has come out. The phone is slightly thinner and lighter than the iPhone 3GS with an ordinary plastic back that feels like “some sort of rubbery material.” There are three gold contacts for docking and it connects to the PC via USB.

Unlike other droid phones with regular square shape with pointy corners, the Nexus one is smooth and curved edges. You will like its feel in your hand.

The biggest advantage of the phone is its screen, fast processing capability and background. The color on the screen looks very vibrant. Gizmodo says:

Even though the screen is the same size and same resolution as the Droid, it's noticeably better. The colors are much more vibrant and the blacks are blacker, as evidenced by putting both side by side and hitting up various websites and loading various games. The pinks on Perez Hilton and the blues on Gizmodo just popped a lot more on the N1, and made the Droid (which was actually considered to have a great screen) seem washed out. The same feeling carries over when you compare the Nexus with the iPhone 3GS. And it's pretty damn bright, compared to the other two phones.

This is probably the best screen we've seen on a smartphone so far. Probably.

The phone loads webpage faster than the iPhone 3GS. It launches applications pretty quickly. News reports say that the phone sports an ARM-based Cortex A8, Qualcomm QSD82350 processor with 1.6Hz clockspeed.

The “animated video background” is interactive. You can tap anywhere on the desktop and the dots will spread out. The 5 megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus option works just fine. The autofocus is activated by the trackball meaning to “tap-to-focus” option. Here are two video clips of the phone. The first video clip shows the Google phone out of the box:

The second videoclip gives you an idea of the user interface of the phone: