G1-Google Phone Full Reviews Part1

Ever heard the G1-Google Android Phone? or T-Mobile G1?
Android-powered G1-Google Phone is the first touchscreen smartphone we’ve seen that’s a real Apple iPhone competitor—and a great one. While it lacks the Apple iPhone’s shine and polish, the G1-Google Phone got the goodness from the peppy, easy-to-use Android OS (operating system), not to say the open-source thing that’ll probably lead to a explosion of inventive applications. Valued from usd $179 and set to ship from October 22 (you can pre-order it here), it’s no shock the G1-Google Phone is already a big hit.

First, the HTC-built G1-Google Phone isn’t much to look at. G1-Google Phone available in black and brown, this G1-Google Phone’s 4.6 by 2.16 by 0.62-inch handset isn’t nearly as hot as the Apple iPhone, and at 5.6 ounces it’s nearly a full ounce heavier than Apple iPhone. The 3.17-inch touchscreen slides up and over to reveal the space of QWERTY keypad beneath, while below the screen you’ll find 5 button keys—Menu, Call, Home, Back, and End—and a small-sized trackball. A volume tuner is on the right side of the G1-Google Phone, while the camera shutter is on its left. But something seems missing here: A direct physical “silent mode” key (instead, you must press and hold the Power button and select the Silent option).

The G1-Google Phone’s QWERTY keypad, it’s something of a bit disappointment. The keypad as a whole is plenty roomy (with dedicated number keys, as well as separate period, comma, and “@” buttons), but the keys felt slippery; also, while the backlighting (which turns on automatically depending on the level of ambient light) is quite effective in the dark, it makes the keys devilishly difficult to make out in low- to medium-light situations.

Another complaint of G1-Google Phone—because the G1 lacks a virtual keys, you must slide open the QWERTY keypad any time you need to enter any text—even just your ZIPcode or a user name. Quite little annoying huh. By the way, the G1-Google Phone scores great marks with its easy-to-use Android-powered interface, which (like the Apple iPhone’s) begins and ends with a multi-paned home screen with some icons.

This G1-Google Phone also displayed a status bar along the top of the home page (and on every Android page). The bar contains a battery life indicator, the time, signal strength, and pops up with alerts for new e-mail, SMS messages, missed calls, and voice mails. Maybe this is a feature that Apple should steal.

Google G1-Android is, of course about Google, and the first thing you do with the G1 is sign in with your Gmail login account. This G1-Google Phone automatically syncs up all your Gmail messages, contacts, Google calendar events & almost everything, and they’ll stay synced whenever you’re in Wi-Fi (wireless hotspot) or cell range.

Don’t forget to read the part 2 of [T-Mobile G1-Google Phone Full Reviews] in the next post!

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