Nexus One Pricing and Rates Leaked [Google Phone Will Cost $530 Unlocked, $80 Monthly T-Mobile Rate]

A tipster (presumably within Google) leaked web design documents that show off the upcoming storefront for the Nexus One (aka – The Google Phone). Google will be asking a steep $530 for the unlocked phone, or $130 for a two-year T-Mobile contract. T-Mobile will be offering only one rate plan with the phone, unlimited voice, web and texting for $80.

According to the leak, Google will not selling the phone at cost, as they’ll be taking a profit on the $530 handset. Some had speculated that Google would sell the Nexus One at cost (or even a loss) to create the ‘ideal Android phone’ and help spread Android’s popularity. This was not true.

T-Mobile will not let current customers transfer their plans over to the Nexus One. If you are a T-Mobile customer and you want to keep your current plan, you’ll have to switch over to the Nexus One plan, or buy the unlocked phone. For those of you outside the US, the fine print on the website makes reference to “shipping outside the US”, so you may be able to get your hands on an unlocked Nexus One.

Some strange rules – Google will only let you attach up to five phones to a single Google/Gmail account. Granted, a single person would never need six or more phones, but having a hard limit on it is strange. Also, if you cancel your T-Mobile Nexus One plan, you either can return the phone, or pay the difference between the subsidy and the unlocked price – an bizarre move, for sure.

Google has got a press conference scheduled for January 5th, and the internet leak claims that phone will go on sale that same day. Props to Gizmodo for the image of the leaked website.

Looking for the official Nexus One features & specifications as well as a series of videos showing the Nexus One in action? See Google Nexus One Specifications & Features Now Official [Nexus One Videos & Full Low Down – A True iPhone Beater].