Google Nexus one or HTC Desire for Rogers Network Questions

[SocaCola]

Hey there guys, just need some opinions on the matter. Now I have been doing a lot of homework on both phones. So far I'm leaning towards the Nexus one, because I do use a lot of data on the Rogers Network and I know the Google Nexus one supports 850 HSPDA and the Desire only supports 900/1200, does this mean that the Desire will not run at all on the Rogers network with 3g speeds?

Also I I like the fact that Nexus one is already out, but from what I'm hearing on the reviews, I'm getting mixed bag reviews with the sound quality of the phone, some people are saying the the noise cancellation feature is really good, but the outside speaker is terrible, you can barely hear it, and the internal speaker for listening to calls is also really bad.

The Sense UI is an attractive feature on the Desire, but I know there is an alpha build of the Sense UI which can be uploaded to the Nexus, but I will wait on that down the road for a Beta or even Release. Can anyone tell me the major disadvantages to having the Sense UI over the Nexus UI? this means for updates in the future as well, as I'm sure Google always does updates on the phone from what I have been reading. Also the widgets in the videos I have seen for the Sense UI, is that also available on the Nexus UI?

Thanks for anyone able to answer these questions, and sharing their input.

[GLHTC16V]

Hey there guys, just need some opinions on the matter. Now I have been doing a lot of homework on both phones. So far I'm leaning towards the Nexus one, because I do use a lot of data on the Rogers Network and I know the Google Nexus one supports 850 HSPDA and the Desire only supports 900/1200, does this mean that the Desire will not run at all on the Rogers network with 3g speeds?

Yes. Currently the HTC Desire is available only in the UK and is not compatible with the Rogers network 3G speeds. You will only get EDGE. There is rumoured to be an AT&T version coming which will be 3G compatible with Rogers.

Also I I like the fact that Nexus one is already out, but from what I'm hearing on the reviews, I'm getting mixed bag reviews with the sound quality of the phone, some people are saying the the noise cancellation feature is really good, but the outside speaker is terrible, you can barely hear it, and the internal speaker for listening to calls is also really bad.

I'm hearing mixed reviews about the quality too but I'm not worried really. Usually the problems bubble to the surface and are somewhat louder than the trouble free (would you come onto a forum only to say that you device works perfectly? not a very exciting read IMHO)

The Sense UI is an attractive feature on the Desire, but I know there is an alpha build of the Sense UI which can be uploaded to the Nexus, but I will wait on that down the road for a Beta or even Release. Can anyone tell me the major disadvantages to having the Sense UI over the Nexus UI? this means for updates in the future as well, as I'm sure Google always does updates on the phone from what I have been reading. Also the widgets in the videos I have seen for the Sense UI, is that also available on the Nexus UI?

The Sense UI is really nice from the very little experience I've had with it. If you don't like the Sense UI, you can "turn it off" and run the vanilla Android 2.1, same as the Nexus One. The one advantage that the HTC Desire has over the Nexus One (presumably because of the Sense UI) is that it has more RAM. 576MB on the Desire vs. 512MB on the Nexus One. I think that the extra RAM is to ensure that the Sense UI runs smoothly, hence the presumably statement. The Nexus One will probably receive more timely updates to the OS as no other UI has to be tweaked to be put on top.

Personally, I am leaning more towards the Desire more for the better hardware features over the Nexus One. For me, the clincher are the hardware buttons and the optical trackpad on the Desire. Having said that though, I would NOT be disappointed owning a Nexus One.

[SocaCola]

Thanks a lot for the help. Yea I would go with the desire as well, but it's pointless if I can't use 3g on it. Right now it's just a rumour, but no facts at all to base on it. I really would prefer the desire because I like the trackpad over the ball, guess I will just keep my iphone for now and wait in time and see what happens.

[halfsjj]

Telstra will be releasing the Desire on 4/27 and their Next G network runs 850 which catches one of the Rogers bands. I believe we use 850/1900 in the US which is the same as Rogers, so if you are in a good area, then you could catch 3G.

[SocaCola]

Thats interesting, why not put in 2100 just incase people want to take it international? I swear they should make more phones that are just quad band so every provider can use. It's annoying to see great phones, that I can't use because of my area. I might go with the Nexus one, if I don't see this coming out by the end of May. Seems to be the best option, I was thinking of the Xperia X10, but the nexus one is superior to it in every way.

[halfsjj]

Thats interesting, why not put in 2100 just incase people want to take it international? I swear they should make more phones that are just quad band so every provider can use. It's annoying to see great phones, that I can't use because of my area. I might go with the Nexus one, if I don't see this coming out by the end of May. Seems to be the best option, I was thinking of the Xperia X10, but the nexus one is superior to it in every way.

Yeah, I hear you on the quad band. It's just stupid.
I tested the prerelease X10 and was very disappointed. I had been waiting fir that phone since the announcement, but it was nothing but problems. I personally prefer the N1 over the X10 (unfortunately)