# Smartphones comparison side by side

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**Created:** [January 7, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589 "2010-01-07T05:54:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/43 "2010-01-07T13:22:37Z")

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> [@Get the F out!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-the-f-out/28114/16):
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> So what’s the deal with having ‘droid’ in the name from various manufactors?

They use the Android platform. It’s like Windows. Dell, HP, IBM all use it.

> [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/13):
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> Nexus One is made by HTC; Google only spec the components. A question was asked during the press conference yeaterday and Google reaffirmed that they will not made hardware themselves and will always only work with partners in that respect.

Thanks for that correction.

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