HTC G1 Review

What’s Good: Android experience is excellent; Web browser is amongst best available on cell phones; Great touchscreen; Touchscreen plus trackball plus QWERTY board provides multiple input options; Notifications bar is handy; Great GMail & Google services implementation; 3G and WiFi for fast data speeds; Amazon provides DRM-free mp3 downloads via WiFi

What’s Not Good: Big, bulky, heavy, and not particularly attractive; QWERTY thumbboard is not as good as those on other recent HTC phones; Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack; No Stereo Bluetooth or video capture/playback support out of the box

Bottom Line: Android will change the game, and while far from perfect, the G1 is more than compelling. I have a list of complaints a mile long but they’re overshadowed by how fun the Android user experience is on the T-Mobile G1.

Specs:

* Processor : Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
* Operating System Android™
* Memory ROM: 256 MB RAM: 192 MB
* Dimensions (LxWxT) 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm (4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
* Weight 158 grams (5.60 ounces) with battery
* Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
* Network HSPA/WCDMA: US:1700/2100 MHz
* Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* GPS GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
* Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
* Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
* HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
* Camera 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus