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Hi,

I will have to develop some android applications. Witch mobile phone is better for application development : Google Nexus One / Htc Droid Incredible / Htc Evo 4G / Motorola Droid ?

I have to develop on Android 2.1 and 2.2. All those devices will have the update I think.

Thanks for ideas

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Google Nexus One - For right now it is setting the standard for android. Google controls the update cycle allowing you as a developer to get the lastest OS software as fast as possible for test your apps on the device. The whole idea behind the nexus one is to give a true android experience, so based on that I say the nexus is the way to go. That is not to say you shouldn't test on every phone you can get your hands on.

Jason
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Hi Guys I am facing the same

I am developing apps for android and I would like to test them on real device. This week i am coming to New York, so I want to buy an unlocked mobile which will use for developing and pleasure.

The dilemma is between HTC desire, Samsung Galaxy i9000 and Nexus one. There are numerous comparisons and in the bottom line it seems that Samsung wins my heart as far as specs and user experience concerns. But the upcoming Gingerbread version made me thinking that maybe it is best to go for developer phone a.k.a nexus one. By choosing nexus one developer phone i will be able to update it with upcoming Android versions (is this statement correct for gingerbread as well ?).

What do you say ?

DP