HTC G1 Review - At a Glance



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Noah Kravitz
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
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At a Glance

 
Editor Rating: 4.5
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What’s Good: Android experience is excellent; Web browser is amongst best available on cell phones; Great touchscreen; Touchscreen plus trackball plus QWERTY board provides multiple input options; Notifications bar is handy; Great GMail & Google services implementation; 3G and WiFi for fast data speeds; Amazon provides DRM-free mp3 downloads via WiFi

What’s Not Good: Big, bulky, heavy, and not particularly attractive; QWERTY thumbboard is not as good as those on other recent HTC phones; Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack; No Stereo Bluetooth or video capture/playback support out of the box

Bottom Line: Android will change the game, and while far from perfect, the G1 is more than compelling.  I have a list of complaints a mile long but they’re overshadowed by how fun the Android user experience is on the T-Mobile G1.

Specs:

  • Processor : Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
  • Operating System  Android™
  • Memory  ROM:  256 MB RAM:  192 MB
  • Dimensions (LxWxT)  117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm (4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
  • Weight  158 grams (5.60 ounces) with battery
  • Display  3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
  • Network  HSPA/WCDMA: US:1700/2100 MHz
  • Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • GPS  GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
  • Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
  • HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
  • Camera  3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus

HTC T-Mobile G1

 

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umarchaudhry
Sunday, December 14, 2008G1 is one of the best touchscreen phones I have used so far. i would definately recommend it to a friend.
im wayco
Monday, November 17, 2008Hey I Have Two Questions. First where do i go to to get the video capture/playback support out of the box, and secondly, where do i go to get the apps for the G1?
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008Have a iphone and a G1. So enthusiastic, so disappointed. Constant crashes, terrible battery life, and the headset is comical. What, did they toss in one of those $2 China specials? Worst headset I have EVER used. And it has a crappy proprietary connector!?! In fact, the keyboard pretty much sucks, too, along with general poor build quality. That adds up to a deal-breaker for me. Love Android, as I expect Google can make it stop crashing soon enough. Apple is doomed, if Google folks stay focused on this. Hate the phone. Never touched a HTC phone that I liked. And I have tried just about every one they put out in the last two years. Pretty much all the same...lousy phone, decent pda, never worth the money/contract. Please oh please put Android on better hardware! I'm very eager to ditch my stupid, crippled iphone, and my stupid, evil carrier.
poohw22
Thursday, October 23, 2008I got my G1 on monday the 20th. And I must say that I love the phone. The apps that you get on the market is awesome. The barcode reader is awesome to find good prices in other stores. this phone is just so awesome.
JMoney256
Tuesday, October 21, 2008IM GETTING ThAT FONE TOMOROW~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~!!~!
g1wednsday!!!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008so i seen the invisible shield, and you should totally post a video of you installing it on the g1. and how good it actually works and if u suggest it or not...basically a...how to, and a review of putting an invisible shield on the g1...i get mine wed. and im thinking of getting an invisible shield for it but im not too sure yet...and im pretty sure that with your review i would be able to make a comfortable decision. thanks man. Lucio
paul Wood
Thursday, October 16, 2008Very Nice Review, great video's too, Posted a link & video on my blog http://www.g1phone.blogspot.com

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