A lot has been talked about Google Nexus One. There is no surprise that the first mobile phone of the search engine giant was welcomed so eminently. Still the smoke has not condensed. Housed with the best possible features, Google Nexus One is rumoured to be a ‘Super Phone’ or ‘The best Android Phone Ever Launched’. Its launch trembled many market, including the satellite navigation market and the mobile broadband market. Some of the companies faced sales decline and the aftermath remains to be a sensible issue.
Among the other prominent features, the most highlighted specification of Google Nexus One Android Phone is its GPS function. On a glance, if you refer the technical specifications of Google Nexus One, you can see that it comes with an in-built GPS chip, an assisted GPS receiver, cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning, a digital compass and an accelerometer. Of course, with pre-installed Google Maps Navigation app as well.
The initial dilemma on the Google Nexus One GPS was about the requirement of 3G to work. This concern is natural because the GPS in Google nexus One is integrated with online Google Maps. But, Nexus One has a stand-alone GPS as well as an assisted-GPS. Thus, it can work on either way, which is awesome!
To elaborate, the assisted GPS of the phone generally obtains its information from cell towers, Wi-Fi and such connections, but not from the satellites. Nexus One GPS uses cell tower data to feed the satellite response server, and the response server can ignore poor signals in built-up areas. It allows the GPS to work on the fragmented data. However, when you remove the SIM, you cannot communicate with the cell towers. This time it uses a program called GPS status and tracks the satellites accurately. It guides you in Google Map and MapDroyd.
The only catch in this is the need for a data connection to download new maps. But, this is not a major issue, as you can always use a pre-loaded option or can choose for a GPS navigation apps like CoPilot Live. It can offer full-featured navigation with detailed maps stored on the memory card of the phone. Thus, the drivers no longer need to download each trip, eliminating the dependency on mobile network for navigation. A CoPilot version for Google Nexus One was debuted at CES 2010.
Finally, Google Maps Navigation App works wonders on Google Nexus One. It is an established app and is seen on many android phones. This uses the phone’s internet connection to give you the latest maps and data. This navigation app is enhanced by search by voice, search along routes, satellite view, street view and car dock mode. The position, the orientation and the velocity of your navigation will be cared by the integrated digital compass and the accelerometer of Nexus One.
Overall, The GPS function of Google Nexus One could be summarized as one of the best navigation feature offered by any android mobile phones.
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