T-Mobile G1 - The dream has become a reality

On September 23, in New York, at the press conference, the first smartphone based on the new platform, Google Android , was officially presented . The first photos of the device can be seen in the next habratopik) . This event was expected by many for a long time, and with great impatience. Broadcast press conference on the Internet even turned off for a while, apparently due to server overload.
The section of the site http://www.t-mobileg1.com/ (the official site of the new smartphone), with a review of the specification and the new features of the device, did not openly available until the end of the press conference, which was somewhat disappointing.
At the moment, the site is fully open, and this is what we can officially find out about the first smartphone on the Google Android platform:

• Qualcomm® MSM7201A ™ processor, 528 MHz
• TFT-LCD 3.2-inch touchscreen, 320 x 480 screen resolution (HVGA)
• Built-in memory - ROM: 256 MB, RAM: 192 MB
• Networking: HSDPA / WCDMA + GSM / GPRS / EDGE (Depending on the market: Europe or the USA, the frequencies will be adjusted)
• GPS receiver. Maps will not only be from Google Maps, but also appear to be pre-installed
• Qwerty keyboard
• 3.2 MPa camera
• Work with Wi-Fi® networks: IEEE 802.11b / g
• Bluetooth® 2.0 + EDR communication (support for additional Bluetooth profiles has not yet been found)
• Supports AAC, AAC +, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV as a ringtone
• Support for microSD ™ memory cards (compatible with SD 2.0)
• Connecting to a computer or additional accessories via USB - HTC ExtUSB
• Built-in accelerometer and compass
• Battery Li-Ion capacity of 1150 mAh, the claimed operating time:
  talk time on WCDMA networks: up to 350 minutes
  talk time in GSM networks: up to 406 minutes
  Standby on WCDMA networks: up to 402 hours
  Standby time in GSM networks: up to 319 hours
  
• Weight: 158 grams
• Dimensions: 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm

* Specs taken from HTC

On the T-Mobile G1 website (codename HTC Dream) is shown in the photo in a black case, and personally for my taste it looks more solidly of the “white” version




The smartphone will have an easy way to access Google services:

• Google maps (+ Google street view)
• GMail
• YouTube
• Google calendar
• Google talk

+ many more goodies.
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Judging by the advertisement, a 1 GB memory card will be bundled with the smartphone.

T-Mobile G1 will be sold in the US from October 22, 2008 at a price of 180 USD at the conclusion of a 2-year contract with T-Mobile. Now on the site http://www.t-mobileg1.com you can pre-order. In the UK, the new Linux-smartphone will be available in November, and in the rest of Europe - in the first quarter of 2009.

PS At first glance, the device came out quite successful, let's see what will happen when the first reviews about using the device "live" will appear