The T-Mobile G1 is the worlds first Google Android phone. Using the powerful Google Android OS, the T-Mobile G1 has many advanced features new to the cell phone market. This “Google Cell phone” takes advantage of Google’s power with simple one touch Google searching, and Google Maps and even Street View. This Google phone is also known as the HTC Dream.
Boasting a large touch screen dispay, and full slide qwerty keyboard, the T-Mobile G1 is not only powerful, but also very well designed and easy to use.
Key Features
- Google Android OS
- Google Street View
- Full Qwerty Keyboard
- Touchscreen 480 x 320 HVGA LCD
- 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 inches
- 402 hours standby
- Audio / Video Playback
- 3-megapixel camera
- 3G HSDPA 1700 / 2100, quadband EDGE
- Real Web browsing
- GPS
- 3D graphics acceleration
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
Reviews
The HTC Dream build quality is okay, and the Google Android and its myriad apps make the T-Mobile G1 a winner.
Source: PCAdvisor | Rating:
The Qwerty keyboard is very spacious and highly reminiscent of T-Mobile’s Sidekick Slide. Web surfing is a joy, particularly when you hitch onto a strong HSDPA signal. The combination of Android and a QWERTY keyboard make it highly desirable – at least until the next wave of Google phones in 2009.
Source: Stuff.tv | Rating:
The T-Mobile G1 is one of the most exiting developments in the mobile world in recent memory. When you put the G1 up against, say, a Sidekick LX, it seems like a no-brainer for T-Mobile customers looking for a powerful QWERTY device. When facing off with platforms like the iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, it holds its own, but has a lot of ground to cover before it’s really making the competition sweat.
Source: Engadget
Despite all the UI quirks and bad design decisions, it’s still better than other smartphone OSes out there. It’s not perfect, but for people who like tinkering, its cons are outweighed by its pros such as Gmail and the Marketplace.
Source: Gizmodo
Everything about Android bodes well for its future, while its open source nature should mean that it will evolve at an exponential rate. If you absolutely must get your hands on Google Android as soon as possible, you’ll probably buy a G1 and enjoy every minute with it. For everyone else though, it’s worth waiting until hardware that’s truly worthy of this new platform hits the scene.
Source: TrustedReviews | Rating:
