A Look at the New T-Mobile G1 Android Phone

The stable mobile phone scene was rocked once again with the arrival of the T-Mobile G1, the first ever mobile device to run on the Google Android. Subscribers can get the device on October 22 for $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. Let's become familiar with this new mobile phones.

The Google phone has been the subject of countless rumors and discussions in the last several months. There were even some speculation that delays may force T-Mobile and HTC to launch the device in 2009. Fortunately for Android fans, the device was completed well before the end of the year.

The T-Mobile G1 is a feature packed smartphone that features a large touchscreen display, a trackball, and a hidden full QWERTY text keyboard. Here are some of the features offered by this Android based mobile phone:

• quad-band GSM
• GPS functionality
• a 3-megapixel camera
• Wi-Fi
• 3G connectivity
• multimedia messaging
• instant messaging
• e-mail support
• a full HTML browser
• multitasking capabilities
• music player
• Bluetooth

As soon as the T-Mobile G1 was released it was immediately compared to the iPhone. There are similarities between the powerful devices such as the touchscreen display, over-the-air downloadable App store and music store and the wide array of features. However, The G1 also offers features that are missing from the iPhone such as the full QWERTY keyboard, track ball, copy and paste functionality. It also offers Voice dialing, memory expansion card slot and removable battery which are absent on the iPhone.

The Android OS was created by Google and many phone companies and carriers have already committed to adopting the platform. Naturally, the T-Mobile G1 is tied up with Google services. the first android phone will offer Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps Street View, and other Google services.

Will this device topple the iPhone? Well, it may appeal to a different market. Some fashion conscious users may find it too bulky. However, this is just the first Android phone so stylish Android based devices may be released in the future. Nevertheless, the T-Mobile G1 is a major handset that will make waves in the mobile phone industry.