Nexus One Dev Phone vs. a regular Nexus One Phone (retail version)

Question

The specifics of the Nexus One Dev Phone compared to a regular N1 Phone

I'd like to buy a N1 Dev Phone for dev purposes but also for ordinary everyday usage. So are there any specifics in the Dev Version of N1 I should care about? Is there anything that would inhibit a regular day to day usage and what are the differences to the regular retail version of the Phone?

Apart from:

• SIM unlocked - Put any SIM in the device
• Test out your apps on real hardware before publishing them to the world
• Ability to see copy protected Android Market apps

Answer 1

As far as i know, the Nexus One is only one Product, there isn't a special developer edition, with the only differences being vendor "lock-in" by some carriers, Vodafone comes to mind.

So the developer version would get you "bare metal" Android 2.2, which according to this link (http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/08/nexus-one-developer-phone.html) is standard Android 2.1, updated to 2.2 at first boot.

Answer 2

so for the people who purchased the "new" N1 developer phone from the Google Developer site, can confirm that the ability to fast boot, unlock bootloader and root is the same as the "old" retail N1 and are one in the same?

for some reason i have read that there has been descriptions of these two devices being slightly different (other than the SLCD vs. Amoled).