Google Nexus 50% Less than iPhone on 2 Year Contract

Post from Billshrink shows Google’s new Nexus One with Android OS costs about 50% less over a two year contract than Apple’s iPhone.  Post also has very cool comparison chart showing a lot of other forms and features head-to-head.  Key price difference is T-Mobile Nexus monthly contract rate vs. AT&T’s charge for full service Iphone.

Another post from Ars Technica reveals something bigger than the price win for the Nexus One:  Google’s business model for selling the Nexus “could knock one of the major pillars out (of) the current, much-reviled US carrier model and result in faster, cheaper, more flexible service for mobile users.”  The Nexus One is carrier independent.  First, you chose the Nexus One.  Then, comparison shop for service based on rates, coverage, experience — whatever you decide.  Google’s Nexus One breaks the tie-in between the phone you want and the carrier you have to have if you want that phone.  With a few caveats mentioned in the article, unbundling the physical phone from the telecom service provider  points to lower rates, more competition, more choice, and even better reception.

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