No, it’s not the Nexus S, according to a presentation slide presumably from Samsung, they will be releasing their flagship phone by February of 2011.  According to the presentation, the phone will have a 4.5 inch WGA sAMOLED2 screen.  We’re not sure yet what sAMOLED2 means but the most logical definition is…  Super AMOLED 2, which means that Samsung has made improvements to the already brilliant and attractive AMOLED screen found in earlier versions of their high end phones particularly on the Galaxy S.

The Samsung Flagship phone is expected to run on the Android Gingerbread operating system and will be equipped with an 8 mega pixel camera which will be able to capture 1080p video, 14.4 Mbps HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0, probably a 1.2 GHZ processor and 16 GB built in memory.  According to the presentation, the flagship phone will have an ultra sleek design.  So, for those of you wanting to purchase the Nexus S, you should probably wait until February next year for this flagship phone.

It seems the nexus one is an unexpected hit with the Developers community! The phone that Google designed to be the flagship Android Device, has turned into a flagship development device!

Google scrapped its plan to sell the Nexus One through its own store in July, six months after trying to rewrite the phone market’s rules. With Android developers, though, to whom Google still sells the phone, it’s become a bit too desirable at least measured by Google’s inventory.

“We blew through the (substantial) initial inventory in almost no time,” said Android developer evangelist Tim Bray in a blog post Thursday.

They will return, though.

“They’re back-ordered from HTC, who are doing a pretty good job of managing runaway success amid a worldwide AMOLED shortage,” Bray said, referring to the active-matrix organic light-emitting diode technology of the Nexus One’s screen. “Everyone appreciates that it’s important to the platform to get phones in the hands of developers, so we’re working hard on re-stocking the shelves; stand by.”

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For all of those mourning the discontinuation of the Google’s first foray into the world of smartphone hardware, mourn no more. The HTC designed Nexus One might not have been as popular as some other Android hardware, some from HTC itself, like the EVO 4G, or the new Droid X, but Google has now announced that it will offer the device as the developer phone of choice.

What this means is the if you are a registered Android developer, you can buy the phone from Google directly, using the phone link after you sign in to your Android developers’ account, all for the princely sum of $529.The phone will come with Android 2.1 as default but will upgrade instantly on startup to the latest version, i. e, Android 2.2 ‘froyo’.

This seemingly steep amount is not really that much for a developer looking to get a pure, unlocked copy of Android without the usual embellishments that some manufacturers are resorting to on their Android devices.

[via Android Blog]

The sweetest things keep on coming to the Nexus One users. Things that other Android Users drool over are flavor of the day for Nexus One users. And why shouldn’t it be, when this is the benchmark Android phone, the one that Google makes and sells itself.

Android 2.2 latest build on Nexus One

Now the latest build of Android 2.2 aka Froyo, Build FRF91 is being rolled out on the Nexus One. This over-the-air update is being rolled out now, so be patient and hopefully you will have it soon.

Those among who have mutilated your current Android builds via rooting, Custom recovery modes or fancy custom ROMs, will not be notified by the OTA santa for your bad deeds. You will have to repent for your sins by performing a rollback to stock builds FRF50, FRF83 or stock Android 2.1 to get the upfate from the Google santa. For those of you too impatient to wait for the Google notification, just follow the instructions below to get your hands on a spanking new build of Android 2.2 now on your Nexus One.

Update using official patch file
You must be runnning the stock FRF85B release with stock recovery. Copy that file to the root of your sdcard, rename to update.zip, launch recovery (power on with volume down held), press power and volume up when the warning triangle icon appears then select ‘apply update.zip’.
Download: Google

Update.zip to flash with custom recovery
This is the totally stock FRF91 repacked as update.zip. The radio hasn’t changed since FRF50, so if you are using it, you can keep it and install the noradio version.

Download:
- without radio image: Download Links (md5sum: 041b1e21433e636340ca6b56f141a315)

Root
To root FRF91, just flash this update.zip (contains busybox, superuser.apk, su, unsecured boot.img) (md5sum: c6c27598c210576792d6d56738a2edde)
Addons pack
Just flash this update.zip (md5sum: 7cf8074d3685681728043f367e6b35fd) contains :
- cyanogenmod 6.0 kernel (2.6.34 overclockable to 1113mhz using setcpu)
- dev tools in xbin
- hudge apn list
The three updates can be flashed at the same time (I mean without rebooting between the flashes), just flash it in this order: base system, root then addons and reboot

Does or does not the Nexus One poses any threat to the iPhone 3GS is a questions roaming around these days. The question is important, but the more important thing is what REALLY are the features you want in your mobile phone. The fastest phone might with the larger screen [Nexus One] might not always be the best choice. You may be looking for a device with more features and versatility in terms of softwares [iPhone]. The choice would be totally up to you.

When it comes to hardware comparison, Nexus One has the lead (wait until iPhone 4G comes up), but if we get down to see who is leading the mobile application market, then its iPhone with thousand of apps in their app store. Not only this, but they also have a very promising future, as most of the mobile developers are busy working on their platform, creating applications for iPhone and iPod touch. Nexus One market has yet to be matured.

There are also some users who will select a certain mobile based on their subscription plan instead of features. In this video by techbuffalo, they are not comparing the network plan of the carriers, instead they are comparing features of the two mobiles in terms of installed Hardware and available softwares.

This comparison video between iPhone 3GS and Nexus compares the result of Internet browsing, document editing, customizations, navigation, maps, OS, battery life etc. Check out the video below:

Facts and Features

• The phone has been officially named as “Nexus One”
• It has got a Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera, and on-screen keyboard.
• The Phone runs on the standard Droid Version (Android 2.1)
• The phone has a feature for voice input, so that you can dictate your text input to the device instead of typing it.
• The Device would be sold unlocked, any suitable carrier can be used.

Specifications

• Operating System: Android 2.1

• Device CodeName: Nexus one

• Manufacturer Branding: Google

• Hardware Manufacturer: HTC

• Carrier Unlock: Yes

• Network: GSM

• Chipset: Snapdragon Processor

• Launch Date: January/February 2010

• Display: High-resolution Capacitive multitouch OLED screen

• Keyboard: Onscreen keyboard only.

• Hardware Buttons: HTC Hero like Scrolly ball

• Size: Thinner than the iPhone 3GS

• Other: 2 mics, one in the front for talking and one at the back to reduce background noise.

Leaked Pictures of Google Phone

Sources: [1 , 2]