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iPhone Killer T-Mobile G1 For $179

Hiren Pathak
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Finally, the iPhone Knock Off, first Google Android based touch phone T-Mobile G1 was unvailed in New York yesterday.

Google Android will have one touch Google Search. T-mobile G1 which is based on Google Android will have a virtual view of your location with street names and directions right on your fingertips. T-mobile G1 will have applications, web browsing and much more within few flips.

Unlike apple iPhone, T-mobile G1 will have full QWERTY Keyboard. You can slide open the screen to reveal the full-sized keyboard which lets you type messages in a snap. 

The phone will have bluetooth, Wi-FI and everything that one can dream for their smartphone. A memory expansion card slot. A removable battery. Voice dialing.

 

The downside is that you can not play videos except youtube. But the good thing is, Android and G1 are open. That means wait for few months after the phone release and open source community will develope thousands of applications that will allow G1 users to play videos from any source. The App store is completely open. T-Mobile and Google say they won’t censor programs that they don’t approve of.

The phone will be available for $179.99 (plus taxes and fees; two-year agreement required). Don't rely on 3G network though.. because T-mobile's 3G coverage is not as good as AT&T. This can be a good buy if you want to use Wi-Fi or if you are living in one of those T-Mobile 3G coverage.

I think the term "Open" makes T-Mobile G1 superior than Apple iPhone. Check out the video below..


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    Hiren Pathak
    2008-09-25 17:29:59
    @The Dude,
    I think you are right about iPhone in India though. It was really disappointing from the price perspective.
    G1 on the other hand or any other phone based on Google Android might work very well in India because of its "Open"ness.
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    The Dude
    2008-09-25 10:05:19
    Fiirst look definitely gives a good impression, specially the keyboard part ..but I dont think it will be a Killer Mobile phone as such for the following reasons :

    "You can slide open the screen to reveal the full-sized keyboard which lets you type messages in a snap. " -- We are talking about a 3.2inch keyboard here. I dont think typing will be comfortable. But something is definitely better than nothing.

    "The phone will have bluetooth, Wi-FI and everything that one can dream for their smartphone" -- Not really. I want my smart phone to have video recording feature BUT GOOGLE G1 CANNOT RECORD VIDEOS, and it even LACKS CORPORATE MAIL.

    Lastly, dont call any phone an iPhone killer, iphone got killed right on the day of its release (at least in India). For the features it has got, along with the software and hardware problems, some people call it a stone :p
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