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Gizmodo was able to get there hands on an internal document outlining the pricing for the Google Phone Nexus One. With a two-year T-Mobile contract the device cost $180. For the unlocked unsubsidized verision, you’ll have to shell out $530. Is this too expensive?
[Via Gizmodo]
According to a Reuters source, the Google Phone, also known as the HTC Nexus Ono, the HTC Dream, and the HTC Passion, will be available for sale Jan. 5th.
The Google Phone is expected to come in two variants… A subsidized T-Mobile version locked to T-Mobile’s network, and an unlocked, unsubsidized version that can be used on any GSM network.
There are also rumors, albeit, less credible than Reuters, that the Google Phone will be relatively inexpensive. $199 and $99 with a $100 rebate respectively. An AndroidGuys.com commentator says that the device will be $199 in stores and that the $100 rebate is for users who have an “old” Gmail account.
Getting $100 discount for having an “old” Gmail account sounds a little different. What I could envision, however, is $199 unlocked. $199 with a $100 rebate locked to T-Mobile, but, this is just pure speculation. Whatever the pricing, if it does come in less than $200, I think Google will have a hit on their hands.
The interwebs have been a buzzing today with news of the Google Phone, a.k.a. the HTC Nexus One, getting FCC approval. The Google Phone is an unlocked, carrier unbranded device, made by HTC to the exact specifications of Google and will be sold only by Google through various retail outlets.
The Google Phone, essentially, should run Android exactly the way Google intends for Android to be run. This makes me wonder… Will the Google Phone and its future iterations will get a bit of preferential treatment from Google in the way of features and functionality as Android evolves?