Google Nexus One vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Smartphone showdown: How Google's offering compares to Apple's high-end iPhone

Operating system. Nexus One features release 2.1 of the Android operating system, with many of the changes focused on the user interface, including: easier homescreen navigation, expanded to five from three the number of homescreens with a "breadcrumb" line of corresponding white dots to cue you visually, greatly expanded voice control over phone features with every text field now voice-enabled for input. Nexus One supports multi-tasking which the iPhone still restricts to Apple applications. The iPhone 3.0 firmware release last year was well-received. Shown: Nexus voice-enabled gmail creation.

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