T-Mobile G1 Review

When I was finished after a week of playing with the T-Mobile G1, the only thought I could come up with is “Nice Try.” I think this phone would be more successful if they would’ve released it prior to the iPhone’s unveiling. Since Apple’s iPhone release, it seems like every major cell phone manufacture is trying to keep up with what Apple created in a portable phone device.

The touch screen on the G1 is a very useful tool but has to be implemented well. In this case, I think HTC (the company that makes the G1) put it there just because they want to keep up with the Touch Screen Device Market. The screen itself is incredibly sensitive, not on the same playing field as the iPhone, but it does work very well for its uses. I think in the future they should incorporate it a little better. The battery life was decent; with little use it still had a charge of about 25% at the end of the workday. The operating system on the G1 is Google’s Android, which is very basic and works very well.

In time I think the G1- or the next generation G1- will be more successful with a design upgrade (the look is kind of boring). The MSRP of the T-Mobile G1 is 399.99 through T-Mobile.com, but with a new contract it lowers it to the lighter price of 179.99. More information can be found on www.t-mobileg1.com

by Josh West