T-Mobile and Google Introduce First Android Phone

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/09/23/t-mobile-and-google-introduce-first-android-phone/



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Google and T-Mobile have introduced the first Android-based mobile phone today called the T-Mobile G1. T-Mobile held a press conference which is available for online streaming. T-Mobile's press conference provided quick overviews of the device and seemed to position the device directly against the Apple iPhone with developers discussing the openness of the platform without any approval process. The phone will be commercially launched on October 22nd alongside a large marketing campaign. Features discussed:

- Amazon mobile music store (press release) preloaded on the G1.
- Built in keyboard
- Google Maps
- Android Market
- Launch on October 22nd
- No tethering option
- SIM-locked to T-Mobile
- Read Word, PDF, Excel files. No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties could bring it.
- GMail is push, IMAP is pull
- No desktop application to sync
- Wi-Fi and 3G
- $179 with 2 year contract

Walt Mossberg provides first impressions of the new device and describes it as a "versatile device which will offer users a real alternative in the new handheld computing category the iPhone has occupied alone." Other notes:

- Physical keyboard. Typing "OK"
- Tied to Google web email, contacts, calendar. Support for 3rd party email too.
- "Won't win any beauty contests" but feels good in hand when closed
- Software slick, responsive
- Copy, paste
- Instant Messaging
- Very basic music player, Amazon MP3 downloads
- No built in video player, but you can download one from the Market
- Only comes with 1GB memory. Upgradable to 8GB.
- Removable battery.

http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20080923/googles-g1-first-impressions/

seems pretty cool. everybody wants to be like apple.

haha, yep. it's funny how everyone copies apple with almost everything

yep, i'm suprized they didn't just add a keyboard in the touchscreen like apple

yeah i know. they probably will on other devices

yeah, ur probably right

but, i think the iphone will continue to do well

i think so 2, especially with the app store

the app store helps too. but the iphone is a great piece of hardware

yeah i know, overall it's just a great phone

yes it is. but it's not perfect

yep, nothing is perfect

so they need to continue to make it better

yep, it can always be improved

yeah, nothing really compares to apple right now. the iphone is a great one and i think this phone here is probably good but it just doesnt have that apple logo on it.

that's true. let's hope apple continues to lead the way!

i think it will for a while

you need to work on your typing there

yeah I think they will be the leaders for a good while. I mean, they are the best...

yep. The iphone is the best

yeah, no other phone even compares

i wonder what the next iphone will look like

I don't know, but I'm sure it'll be great

i think it will 2, but i wonder when they'll release the new iphone

not until June of next year