First Google’s Android phone unveiled
The first mobile telephone using Google’s Android software has been unveiled. The T-Mobile G1 handset will be available in the UK in time for Christmas. The first device to run the search giant’s operating system will feature a touch screen as well as a Qwerty keyboard. It will be available for free on T-Mobile tariffs of over £40 ($80) a month and includes unlimited net browsing. Other features include a three megapixel camera, a ‘one click’ contextual search and a browser that users can zoom in on by tapping the screen. The handset will be wi-fi and 3G enabled and has built-in support for YouTube. Users will also have access the so-called Android Market, where they will be able to download a variety of applications.
Google announced its plans for the Android phone software in November 2007 with a declared aim of making it easier to get at the web while on the move. To help develop Android, Google also unveiled the Open Handset Alliance – a partnership of more than 30 firms that would work to make phone software easier to work with. The group includes operators such as Telefonica, handset makers such as HTC and Motorola as well as chip makers such as Intel and Qualcomm. The Android software is squarely aimed at the smartphone segment of the handset market which adds sophisticated functions to the basic calling and texting capabilities of most phones. Current estimates suggest that only 12-13% of the all handsets can be considered smartphones.
Source: BBC
Comments (19)
Looks like that will be one of the phones i’m considering to replace my current phone………
the screen of the phone looks skew!!
Can I download this?
can i haz this?
i dunno abt this, looks obnoxiously ugly to me. i still prefer the htc diamond or samsung omnia.
So us from the U.S can’t get a hold of this phone if we have T-Mobile?
I’m going to go to the T-Mobile dealer and ask If they can order me one or something.
I hope, the models will improve over time and new models will come. Main important thing is the software Once the software is proved to be brilliant, people will love it.
The G1 will launch in the US on October 22nd and will be priced at $179 for current and new T-Mobile customers with expired contract and a new 2yr contract
Hopefully im getting one =] I have the Wing now but this is so much better
@Cris: t-mobile.com *cough*
I’m really wishing I was in the UK still. This is a much better deal than we’re getting here in the states:
“Order the new T-Mobile G1 for as low as $179.99 (plus taxes and fees; two-year agreement required), exclusive to T-Mobile customers only, and be one of the first to get the T-Mobile G1 delivered right to your door as early as October 22, 2008.*”
Then again, I’m not really surprised. :/
so it’s a different software platform, guess no more free Tomtom 7 or Nav N Go 8, eh ?
the analog clock and digital clock are wrong… if you pay closer attention you’ll see the big pointer is switched with the small pointer
@a no it is not wrong, pay attention closely. Interchanging clock hands and the resulting situation is not practically possible. Check properly.
LOOOL. this looks so pathetic. cmon, such tiny keys and theyre even FLAT!!, have fun typing omg, they shoulda at least used keys like RIM uses for its blackberrys or those dual keys from sonys P1i. I bet the buyers will enjoy typing on those omg. and the subscription plan is a laugh ha-ha. and unless u can pivot the display by 90 degrees which i seriously doubt it’ll be a pain in the ass between “viewing” a site and typing.
this phone is BAD
@ softhunterdevil
no, actually #11 a is right. digital clock says 2:47 pm. therefore, the hand indicating the hour should be one quarter away from “3″, which is not the case, the hand is at one quarter past two, which would translate into… roughly a quarter past two. On the other hand, if the analog clock were to show 9:11 hour hand is one quarter past nine and minute hand is one quarter past two which is exactly what the clock shows us. you should pay more attention
i wonder how much without the contract????..i might replace my sidekick with this baby
I read somewhere that it will not work without a data plan. I hope that is false.
Is it me or does this phone look like a lump of poo?
This fone will be an epic fail.
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Cool! (:))