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Watch That Tiny $74 1.5GHz Android-Powered Thumb-Puter In Action After yesterday’s information explosion covering the good, the bad and the ugly about Android and the T-Mobile G1, I can’t help but wonder whether or not public perception of the platform and its first phone has changed. Are you more excited, less excited, or have your feelings remained the same? Did you even care in the first place?
Not sure what was going on yesterday with all that T-Mobile G1 Android coverage? We’ve got the solution. Here’s all you need to tell your push Gmail from your App Markets from your Street View Compass.
The T-Mobile G1 launched today with a rich feature set, but how does it, powered by the Android OS, stack up against competition from Apple, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile? We pieced together this chart so you can size up the G1 against its competition at a glance. Click through for the image big-sized. And keep in mind that MicroSD cards max at 8GB for the time being, even though some of these phones technically support more.
Android Market is officially out of the bag. The application store for Google’s Android mobile phones only contains free software for now and there is no approval process for the software: it’s an open content distribution system. The structure is similar to the iPhone App Store, with a rating system similar to YouTube’s. Google is touting their experience as a search engine and infrastructure provider as advantages to Apple’s store, but would that be really useful if everyone and their dogs can submit their flashlight apps?
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digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/T_Mobile_G1_Walkthrough_Shows_Smooth_User_Interface';The video walkthrough of the new T-Mobile G1, the first Google Android phone, shows all the details you will ever need. It feels smooth and fast, although the interface looks a bit dated and mixed. It kind of reminds me to a 1990s Windows desktop manager, specially next to the glossy, ultra-polished iPhone interface. However, there are certain aspects of it which are droolworthy, like the accelerometer-based Google Maps Streetview.
G1 (a.k.a. Dream) sized up against the iPhone and HTC’s Touch Pro: it’s a kinda half-way house between them both. It’s narrower, but taller and fatter—thanks to the slide-out keyboard—and lacks the deftly curved shape of the iPhone 3G, but it’s a shade skinnier than the Touch Pro. Looks it’d fit pretty comfortably in the palm. Check out the hands on to find out how it really feels.
Over at TmoNews they’ve gathered together as much leaked info as they know about the Android-powered HTC G1/Dream in one place, and it makes for interesting reading ahead of the launch event. The phone’s apparently due on sale “in all stores within 3G boundary area, regardless of whether or not store is in a 3G dead spot” and some stores near 3G zones since customers might have travelled from their home in a 3G reception area to a store outside it. Other stores’ll have just a demo unit. Doesn’t that make it sound like it’ll only go on sale in 3G-capable areas? The full list of leaks and rumours is below.
Jumping the gun a bit, the official site for T-Mobile’s—and the world’s—first Android phone is live. That “heavy Google branding” we heard about is in full play: HTC’s Dream is billed as the “T-Mobile G1 with Google.” They’re using a neon green jelly font, kind of cool. Most of the site is walled off until tomorrow’s press conference, which kicks off at 10:30am Eastern. The phone itself is not on the website, but here are a bunch of leaks. [T-Mobile]
Amid the iPhone 3G launch hysteria, we made a pronouncement that, looking back now long after the dust has settled, pretty well nailed it: forget hardware, it’s code that counts. Code via the juggernaut that is the App Store, which allowed the iPhone to truly came into its own as a mobile platform.
The world’s first Android phone, made by HTC for T-Mobile, is officially a go tomorrow morning, and we’ll be bringing it to you live. The event officially kicks off at 10:30AM Eastern–7:30AM if you’re on the West Coast, ahahaha–but the doors open at 10, and we’ll be getting there even earlier. The liveblog will be at the usual spot, where the updates will be superfast and stocked with the prettiest liveblog pics around, as always. To get you primed and up to speed, here’s a roundup of everything we know:
