Google Android G1 Phone

The G1 Android Phone by T-Mobile has successful launched and people are going crazy over G1. It is the first smartphone the uses Googles Android operating system (great reviews). The phone features excellent web surfing as expected from Google. Android allows open source applications so applications are quickly increasing in staggering numbers. Overall, this is a great phone as expected for the Google Android G1 Phone.

Using the fast 3G and EDGE network the G1 Android phone can quickly access websites. With Google releasing this software the iPhone has some stiff competition and powerful web browsing smart phones will be here to stay.

The G1 phone was released on October 22nd in the US for $179 with a 2-year contract. It will be released in Europe in November. The Cell Phone promises to bring a wider audience to using the new technology of smart phones specifically Google Android and T-Mobile users for the G1 phone.

Touch screen
Trackball to move screen
Removable battery
3.1 megapixal camera
Includes 1gb SD card
USB port for charging etc.
Slide out QWERTY
65k HVGA (480×320 pixel) resolution
capacitive touchscreen technology - can be activated by very light touches
quad-band GSM/EDGE
1700MHz UMTS network (US)
2100MHz UMTS networks (Europe)
WiFi
Rubber Casing
Open Source
3 desktop panels
Contextual menus can have 2 menus open at once
Easily access and share pages with Gmail
Google Maps

Google Chrome Mobile
Phonebook 2.0
PicSay
TokPlay
Locale
Synchrospot
SocialMonster
Tune Wiki
Free Family Watch
City Slikkers
safetynet
Diggin
Routeme
Marvin Reloaded
Bread Crumbz
Life360
Fingerpaint
Eventr
LifeAware
Biowallet
Beetaun
Teradesk
Pocket Journey
Wertago
Ecorio
Cab4me
IMEasy
Jigsaw
Compare Everywhere
Mobeedo
Inizziativa
Multiple Facets
Softrace
Android SDK
Android Photostream
MyCloset
Eclipse IDE
ShapeWriter
FBreader - ebooks
Commandro -social networking by location
CallACab -with one click
CompareEverywhere
Wikitude
PiggyBack
Sustain
ShopSavvy aka goCart
PedNav
SplashPlay
Cooking Capsules
Divide and Conquer
Tea.ch Cards
The Weather Channel

The informationweek.com blog released the very first review of the G1 Phone and here's an exclusive look at what a member of the Android Community had to say:

The Pro's:
* It is very light considering what's inside.
* The device is fairly quick to start up compared to other HTC devices.
* There are already a lot of useful apps to download from the Android Market, including a free ringtone maker.
* The slide-out keyboard works well and doesn't have a flimsy feel to it.
* The speaker is relatively loud compared to other HTC devices.
* The Android Market works just as well as the iPhone's App Store.
* The earpiece is fairly clear when making and receiving calls, you hear absolutely no static.

The Con's:
* No virtual QWERTY keyboard included.
* There is no folder system like that found on other HTC devices: finding your files requires you to search around in one of the various programs associated with the file type you're trying to view.
* The battery charger makes the bottom of the phone extremely hot.
* The G1 has a big memory leak somewhere, and has to be restarted in order to get it running smoothly again.
* Video playback is very limited. The G1 would not play .mpg or .wmv files which are pretty much the standard when it comes to videos downloaded off the net.
* The phone doesn't run as smoothly as you would think, programs sometimes stutter trying to start up.

Both G1 and the iPhone are no doubt the top phones. The iphone has already proven to be a great phone besides the problems such as dropped calls and other minor problems it is a great phone and has proven to be successful in the market.

The question is will the G1 phone compare?
Both phones offer 3G and EDGE for the fastest web browsing of any current phones. Their touch screen capabilities are very similar as well.

Google has proven to be the top search engine and internet based company by far. Google continues to create great user friendly products including Gmail, blogger and many other web applications they also have great map software that will be included on the G1 Phone.

There new web browser "Chrome" is an exceptional browser proving that they can create top quality web software.

I have high expectations for Google's Android Operating System. G1 will definitely have great web capabilities. That may be superior to the iPhones.

As far as other features iPhone Seem to be better in the applications department, but G1 may quickly catch up with increasing popularity.