Meet the new T-Mobile G1 with Google Android
Sep 23rd, 2008 | By admin | 1 year, 170 days ago | Category: Breaking News, Featured Articles, Hot Stuff, Mobilephone
T-Mobile officially unveils the ultra-hyped G1 at T-Mobile’s Android event in New York City. Its the first ever Android powered smartphone tagged to rival Apple’s iPhone. Here’s some important bits we gathered so far.
It will be sim-locked to T-Mobile
Priced at $179 with Two data / messaging plans – $25 with unlimited data and some messaging, $35 with unlimited data and messaging.
Chrome Lite mobile web browser
Amazon MP3 music store pre-loaded as an application
Application Marketplace
One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
Gmail account and data plan required
GPS
3.1 mp camera, no video recording
No stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in
Weighs 5.6 ounces (~160 grams)
480×320 65K color screen
5 hour talk time, 130 hour standby time
Expandable up to 8GB
Immediate sales only available in stores within 5 miles of a 3G covered area. If a store is beyond that range, representatives will walk customers through a T-mobile.com purchase.
It will be commercially launched on 22nd October and will hit the UK in November and across Europe in 2009.
Update: Android video walkthrough on T-Mobile G1
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