The Android Marketplace, Browsing the web with the touchscreen, Gmail and Gchat
The hardware is too Fisher Price-esque, Lack of video camera, Battery life
The G1 is a fantastic phone for anyone interested in browsing, emailing and fun and games whilst on the move. The open source nature means it will only improve.
Full QWERTY keyboard, 3G, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth, Google Android OS offers good integration with Google applications as well as access to YouTube, Will become a more powerful smartphone as more applications become available
No Microsoft Exchange support, Lacks a standard headphone jack and stereo Bluetooth, Some annoying design quirks make it uncomfortable to hold and difficult to use, Speakerphone quality could be better
The design isnt great and wed have liked some additional features, but the real beauty of the T-Mobile G1 is the Google Android platform, as it has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful. Its not quite there yet, so for now th
The G1 is a powerful handset that certainly shows off the potential of Google's Android software, but it feels very much like a first-generation phone. The keyboard and touchscreen combination is flexible, though, and the way it works with Google's var...
What? A Google product you have to pay for? This Android-powered handset is well worth raiding the online piggy bank for, delivering much of the grunt of the iPhone at a fraction of the cost. Web browsing is simply superb, even if the glorious three-inch...
God bless HTC for believing in Android but curse it for saddling the G1 with a battery the size of a peanut – keep your charger handy at all times. Several components feel rushed: the GPS is especially power-hungry and Bluetooth doesn’t suppor...
It’s early days for Android and while the G1 kicks the butt of many a Windows Mobile handset, Apple and Nokia smartphone users can feel justifiably smug, for a few more months at least.T-Mobile G1 Google Phone is tagged with Google, T-Mobile, HTC, W...
Abstract: We still have a month to wait before the T-Mobile G1 Android-based smartphone is available in the UK, but we had the opportunity for some hands-on time earlier today at the mobile operator’s Winter Showcase event. We sat down with T-Mobile’s Head of I...
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Published: 2008-09-24, Author: Andrew , review by: CNET.co.uk
Could look better; lack of 3.5mm headphone jack; lack of video recording; lack of stereo Bluetooth
While we're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features, the real beauty of the T-Mobile G1 is the Google Android platform, as it has the potential to make smart phones more personal and powerful. That said, it's not quit...
While showing plenty of promise, the overall user experience of the T-Mobile G1 is a little wanting in some key areas, especially when compared to the current reference. Many of the foibles may be credited to the hardware rather than user interface. C...
There we are at the end of our very first Android-powered review. The T-Mobile G1 made quite a start and had us impressed on quite a few counts. Its far from the perfect package but it gets the things that mater done and gets them done right. The inte...
