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T-Mobile G1 - A Whole New Experience for Consumers

Written by Matt Ryan on January 27, 2009

Imagine a Smartphone with an open source operating system. With the integration of Googles open source operating system - Android - and T-Mobiles G1; consumers now have the ability to truly customize their experience. Additionally, 3G connectivity gives you that “always-on” experience that is so hard to come by.

The front panel, of the phone, is a 3.2-inch TFT LCD touch screen, with necessary navigational buttons directly below. With a 320 x 480-pixel resolution, you will experience crisp imagery when playing with applications, browsing the internet, or simply gliding through the multiple screens of you phone.

Sliding the display, or front face, of the phone slightly upwards will reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Rather than having an on screen keyboard, T-Mobile felt that a true QWERTY keyboard would allow consumers to be more efficient with their typing.

There are default applications that come with the phone. Some of these applications include, but are not limited to Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Talk (instant messenger), Windows Live & Yahoo Messenger, and Google Chrome (web browser). Due to the flexibility of the operating system, many other applications are available via Android Market.

The one thing that put the G1 above the rest is the operating system - Googles Android. This OS was created so that consumers lives would be simpler, to give them a chance to create their own applications and share them with the world. Whoever is operating on Android now has the ability to create applications, and share them with anyone through Android Market.

The G1 has 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The combination of the two allows consumers to experience “always-on” connectivity. The phone will automatically switch between networks, as necessary, which goes completely unnoticed by users.

T-Mobiles G1 has many other features such as one-touch Google search, web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. The camera is a great feature on a geeked out phone. However, it does not function up to par. Due to the blurriness of pictures, and difficulty in capturing pictures, it would make more sense to carry another camera with you - until they can fix the issues with this one at least.

There are a number of quirks, on the G1. They are planning a release, towards the end of January 2009, which will hopefully fix some of the major issues. However, there is still no date as to when a new battery - with sufficient power - will be released. Other missing features, like on-screen keyboard, video recording, and stereo Bluetooth, may be fixed in a later release of the phone itself.

The G1 offers many features and applications, along with an open source operating system like no other. Surprisingly, for such new technologies, the price tag is low at $179.99 (with a new or extended contract with T-Mobile). While the phone has a few minor flaws, and missing features, it does provide consumers with a completely new experience in cell phones.

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