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Will Nexus One for Enterprise be a World Phone and Have a Physical Keyboard?

13 January 2010 by Juventino Quinones



Andy Rubin Vice President of Engineering Google, had a conversation with Walt Mossberg (All Things Digital), and talked about Google’s plan for an enterprise version of the Nexus One. They also talked about Google’s vision on the way phones should be bought and sold.

The Google Nexus One just arrived a few days ago and Andy Rubin is already talking about the next version of the Nexus One Superphone. Apparently, it will be an enterprise edition for business users. That’s interesting enough for many people already, but it will be more interesting if you put a hardware keyboard on the Nexus One.

Rubin told Mossberg that an enterprise version of the Nexus One might support exchange and “might also have a physical keyboard”. Not only that, but he also said “it might be a world phone”, which is something that many of you want. Nothing specific was revealed on software for the enterprise version of the Nexus One.

What do you think, would you rather have a Nexus One with a physical keyboard, even if that means having a thicker device?

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  1. I think the key thing is to have a small range of phones that offer options. some people want slim, some want keyboards
    some want bigger batterys
  2. heck yes. I would be so interested in the Nexus one if it werent for its lack of keyboard.

    I didn't understand what is meant by "World Phone" though
  3. I would be very interested in the Nexus one if it came with a keyboard. I can't let go of the G1 till I find a phone with a keyboard.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by 9a3eedi View Post
    heck yes. I would be so interested in the Nexus one if it werent for its lack of keyboard.

    I didn't understand what is meant by "World Phone" though
    That means it can work in other other countries, i think it has more voice bands or something so you can pop in a sim card from anywhere arund the world.
  5. When I get my N1 next week I'm going to put on an invisible shield, and rubber protective case and if this get released this year I'm selling it and getting the one with the keyboard.
  6. I am waiting for the physical keyboard, will have the G1 till then. I can live with the phone being a little thicker to have a keyboard. Hope it shows up soon!

    I think there is a market for both some people prefer to have a thinner phone and no keyboard and there a people like me that will sacrifice a little size for a keyboard.
  7. i would definatley buy the Nexus One if it came with a physical keyboard... ive been wating for this. the g1 is good all otehr phones are good too but i really like the physical keyboard and it would be great if Exchange enabled
  8. Nexus One without and physical keyboard is pretty much what is holding me back from buying one. I still have my G1 and love it but, am pretty excited about the new upgrades the nexus one will offer. I might just sit it out for a bit to see what happens. Thankfully the N1 is through TMO – I've been with TMO since 1999 and have had great luck with them locally and internationally.
  9. I bought a Nexus One just because it did NOT have a keyboard. I've used HTC 8125 and AT&T Tilt for many years. I hated the extra thickness just for something that poorly designed apps needed. I used the physical keyboard on my Tilt less than once a month.

    Now, a World Phone is a different thing. I would love something that gave me Japan, AT&T US, and more of the Taiwan providers. That's the reason I bought a skin for my Nexus One. If there is an AT&T version of the Nexus one before I finally switch to T-Mobile, I'll sell my current Nexus One and get that one. However, AT&T seems stuck on HTC devices with keyboards and Apple toys.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by STARGATE View Post
    Don't care about the keyboard but this will force google to finally do something about the missing Wi-Fi proxy support!

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