Google will finally reveal its first mobile phone tomorrow after months of frenzied speculation about its arrival, it emerged today.
The Nexus One handset, which uses software designed by the internet giant, has been developed to take on the dominant iPhone.
Full details of the Google-branded touchscreen device - manufactured by Taiwanese company HTC - have mostly been kept under wraps despite occasional leaks.
Calling the future: How Google's new Nexus One phone will look, according to an internet preview
But tomorrow, Google's founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page will host a press conference at their California headquarters and finally show off the phone to the world.
New reports today suggest the Nexus One, named after a type of ‘replicant’ cyborg in Ridley Scott’s science-fiction film Blade Runner, will be sold online for around £300.
It is understood that the handset, said to have a larger screen than Apple’s iPhone and with a more powerful five-megapixel camera, will be sold in the U.S. before arriving in Europe.
The smartphone, which uses Google’s Android mobile phone operating system, reportedly has a 3.7in-long screen and runs on an exchangeable 3.7V battery.
It comes with a 4GB memory but also offers users the option of adding a 32GB memory card, according to technology website endgadget.com.
Sleek: The Nexus One looks similar to the iPhone - but its screen is 0.2in longer and it weighs less
Buyers will be able to access the Web, play video games and use Google’s free GPS maps.
Its unlocked version will allow consumers to use any wireless internet provider of their choice.
But Google is thought to have already approached T-Mobile and Vodafone in the UK to provide a cheaper locked version on contract.
The Nexus One looks similar to the iPhone but has a few distinguishing features such as a two-dimensional bar code capable of identifying each individual handset.
Google's phone is a big step for the search giant that, until now, has offered phones only in partnership with other companies.
Functions: Google Maps (left) and a news feed are among the features on the phone manufactured by HTC
It set its sights on developing its own so-called ‘smartphone’ because they are a becoming an increasingly important way of accessing the internet.
As more people go online using their mobile phones and the Web, the firm aims to deliver more ads to them.
The search engine giant hopes to take on Apple’s iconic iPhone, which has become, since its launch in 2007, the benchmark in the rapidly growing market.
Google revealed its open-source Android operating system nearly two years ago.
Since then, a dozen Android phones by companies such as Samsung and Motorola have been launched, including the recent, heavily promoted Motorola Droid.
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