T-Mobile G1 Review Roundup
T-Mobile G1 - 3G + Android Goodness
The T-Mobile G1 has had a long run-up of interest and press. The G1 is the first fruit of Google’s efforts to build a modern open-source touchscreen phone operating system. Now that actual units are in consumers hands – how does it fare? We’re collecting the best reviews here and will continue to update this post as new insights come along. Check it out:
- T-Mobile G1 Review @ Engadget
- Review of the T-Mobile G1 Android Device @ ZDNet
- Walt Mossberg’s Wall Street Journal Review of T-Mobile G1 – “… consider it a worthy competitor to the iPhone”
- MSNBC’s T-Mobile G1 Review – “Android phone is a good iPhone alternative”
Summary of Research:
The T-Mobile G1 shows tons of potential. Excellent ease of setup and use. Hardware is solid (not going to oust the iPhone from teh sexy title). The Android OS was a winner and can be improved further with more polish. The proprietary headphone jack is an annoyance but not a deal-breaker. Some basic apps are missing – Google is clearly counting on the open-source community to ramp up and release killer apps.
End of the Day:
The T-Mobile G1 is an impressive new device that should be around for a long time. Once the Android developer community gets going the competition may truly have something to worry about. For now, a very solid and interesting offering whose value should increase quickly as apps are released.
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Totally agree that the apps will make or break any new deciv. Just found this – someone already created an iTunes remote control app for the G1 … http://dacp.jsharkey.org/
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