I wouldn't write off the Google Nexus One just because it ships from the USA. Google's logistics are very good and the handset can be here within three days of order! Backed up by HTC UK's 2-year warranty it is a good proposition - especially if you get away with not paying the courier firm the VAT (there is no Customs duty on mobile phones).

The Nexus One is very close to the HTC Desire in terms of specification - but the one thing that sets the Nexus One head and shoulders above all of the rest, and that includes iPhones and anything else, is the noise cancellation technology built into the handset. It is beyond comparison, there is no equal off the shelf. What the Desire offers in replacement is the optical trackpad instead of the Nexus One's traditional trackball. My own view is that the noise cancellation technology is far more beneficial.

That said, the Desire has it over the Legend if the Nexus One is a definite no-no.

But really, with any of the latest HTC devices you are unlikely to be disappointed, even with the Windows Mobile-based HTC HD2 that Miffed has. These are all most excellent handsets and show that HTC has learned, matured and come a very long way from the days of the TyTN.