The T-Mobile G1 is the Googlephone. Did we really need to say that? Well, there's more Google in this story than there is phone, so we guess we did. We've got a new contender on the race track but we're talking no rookie here. If you thought Apple made the phone game breathtaking, think of where it's all heading with Google keen to play along. Unlike the iPhone Mac OS X, the Android is the joint effort of the whole Open Handset Alliance, which brings together makers that sure know the drill. So much for the rookie, as long as Google is siding with Asus, HTC, LG, Garmin, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba.
But well, that's the bigger story. We have the first chapter right here, and it's called the T-Mobile G1 or HTC Dream if you prefer. The first impression sure is important. So, there we go.
T-Mobile G1 official photos
T-Mobile G1 or to be also released as HTC Dream might not have the specs to make a geek's heart melt but we guess the Android OS was still gonna draw drool even if it came tossed in a plastic bag or wrapped in newspaper. So, forget about the peculiar form factor, the full QWERTY keyboard, the large and crisp touchscreen and the anti-utopian design. Android's inside and google is the limit.
Key features:
- Android OS
- 3.2" capacitive touchscreen display of HVGA resolution
- Slide-out five-row full QWERTY keyboard
- Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz CPU, 192 MB RAM
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
- 3G with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps
- 3.15 megapixel autofocus camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- GPS
- Trackball
- Accelerometer sensor
- Digital compass
Main disadvantages:
- Quite unassuming looks
- Pretty bulky and heavy
- The slider mechanism rattles
- No secondary videocall camera
- No video recording
- No flash support in the web browser
- No file transfers or A2DP over Bluetooth
- No FM radio
- No screen auto rotation
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