It's now been 60 days since I made the transition from a loyal BlackBerry user (I had been using BlackBerry devices exclusively for the past five years) to a Nexus One user. Since I'd grown quite accustomed to the BlackBerry keyboard, I thought it'd only be fair to spend some time with the Nexus One virtual keyboard before I shared my thoughts.
So here goes.
First off, if you're hoping for a technical review, I'll spare you now. There are plenty of other reviews available to get better information than I can provide. I'm simply sharing my non-techie user perspective based on what I've experienced so far.
Second, I chose the Nexus One because I expected the "integrated Google technology" to produce a better experience with tools that I was already using regularly — namely Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps.
Lastly, I'm using T-Mobile, which doesn't have the greatest coverage where I live and work (Diamond Bar, CA), but I travel quite a bit and have experienced the benefits of 3G performance, when available.
First Impressions
I purchased the Nexus One directly from the Google website (along with the desktop dock) and it was delivered a few days later. It really is an elegantly designed phone, borrowing styling cues from both the iPhone and the Pre. It's lightweight (4.59 oz), feels substantial, and is impressive to touch.
When placed on the desktop charging dock I noticed the brilliant colors of the OLED screen and a cool user interface. 
When in the charger, the phone switches to a handy clock mode, which is great because I don't have a clock in my office (yeah, I know there's one on the computer desktop). It also allows you to set and clear alarms, play music, or play a slideshow of your photos.
After I figured out how to navigate the menus, setting up my Gmail, Hotmail, YouTube, and Facebook accounts was a snap - I was up and running within a matter of minutes. Connecting to our company Outlook Exchange server proved to be a bit more challenging, and after several tries I handed it over to our IT department who returned it working in less than a minute, shaking their heads at me as if I were an idiot.
Article comments
1 - G-U.
Nice, thanx for your review.
2 - phuzzykiller
Thanks for the review. I've been looking for a non-technical review some time, and this has helped me make up my mind on the N1
3 - AndroidUser
Just to let you know...its not the Droid Market... its the Android Market....Droid is trademarked for Verizon phones
4 - James
Nice review - as much hype as the Nexus One has received, you'd have to pry my iPhone out of my cold hands before I gave that up!
5 - brightongirl
Is there any pie they don't have their fingers in?
6 - James
I also have the nexus one and i have a different school of thoughts. Dropp calls Dropp calls Dropp calls. I should have keep my G1.
7 - Justin Bailey
I just got myself a nexus one. and as a non-technical user, I think this phone has the potential to be great phone. Just not now. But every phone has a weakness. And they turn the weakness into greatness. Look at the Iphone now. I think Nexus One will grow as much as Iphone has. Just might take a lil more time. Kudos HTC, Google, etc..
8 - logan
beautiful phone. couldn't ask for more. upgraded from my old phone and this is like a little computer! bought one for me and my partner and it's great for business and on downtime it's great for facebook and twitter. also fast, great touch screen, it's responsive and i love the htc apps. very impressed. got mine at gsmallover.com and the other one on ebay. great unlocked cell phones.