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Rumors of a “Google Phone” have been flying around for several years. Especially after the Apple iPhone came out. These rumors have been increasing of recent with their release of Google Voice.

At an all-hands meeting on Friday, Google started to hand out phones with the newest version of Android on it to their employees. The hardware of the phone appears to be eerily similar to the HTC Passion, but it is speculated that the UI and OS are altered and designed by Google.

There has been absolutely no official statement from Google yet about the actual development of such a phone, but there have been an awful lot of photos surfacing about the potential Google Phone, along with a couple of potential code names: Nexus One and Phone 88.

Judging by what we’ve seen, it will probably sport the 3.7 inch AMOLED display that’s making an appearance on HTC’s other Android device the Bravo. With that said, I feel it’s safe to assume that much of the hardware behind the pictured sexy exterior will be the same as the Bravo as well. Including the Snapdragon 1GHz processor.

What we do know, is according to a variety of sites, the Nexus One has made its way into the hands of the FCC and reports are showing that the phone tote some features that were rumored, such as the ever-so-common, Micro SD expansion, WiFi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.1 and it will most likely be 3G and unlocked for various frequency bands.

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