Smart Phones of today

Spotted at Twitter is supposedly the first image of the now infamous Google phone. This handset is a mirror of the HTC Passion image that was leaked back in October. The only thing missing is the HTC logo on the top bezel, an omission that is consistent with this being a Google-branded phone. Take this one with a pinch of salt as the purported picture taker Corey O’Brien has no apparent ties to Google. Nonetheless, the faucet has been turned on and we expect to see more images and additional information soon. The leaked images of both the Passion and the Google phone are available for your comparison after the jump.

Confirmed facts about the Nexus One Google phone

The phone will be sold strictly by Google, T-Mobile will NOT sell the device
Billing, General Questions and General Troubleshooting questions will be handled by T-mobile
Handset features, Handset Exchange and Advanced Device Troubleshooting will be handled by Google and/or Call Center Partners
T-Mobile hopes that by supporting the launch, they will have the opportunity to add additional customers
HTC is the definite manufacturer and the device IS believed to be the HTC Passion, the word Passion is tossed around everywhere according to our sources
Postpaid and Flexpay accounts are both currently slighted for support
No information is available as to whether or not T-Mobile is the exclusive partner

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Mobile phone manufacturers are starting to test prototypes and prepare an initial wave of handsets for FCC certification, with public sales likely late in 2008.

The arguments among software developers are starting to heat up as Apple gets its iPhone SDK (software development kit) ready to ship, while Google continues to revise its Android SDK. Android is Google?s software platform for smartphones.

On one side, AndroidGuys claims that the first generation of Android-powered smartphones will suffer from quality control problems, incomplete software and bugs. That?s probably true. Of course, iPhone had some initial issues right out of the box, too.

On the other side, droidworks counters with an important difference between the two platforms. Apple?s iPhone is a high-end smartphone that is tightly integrated with Mac software and iTunes.

The Android platform is based on open source software, and is highly scalable. We?ll see more Google Phones in India and China than iPhones, simply because Android is much cheaper to license and easier to deploy with inexpensive chipsets. There will be gPhones from a wide variety of manufacturers. Android phones do not require a full QWERTY keyboard or a touch screen, but the software will support these features if they?re included in the hardware.

Apple, on the other hand, will remain the sole brand for the iPhone.

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