Google’s First Android Phone Goes Public On October 22nd 2008 [Videos Within]

With the announcement of Google’s phone, will it be a mobile phone battle between Google and Apple?

Based on the Android platform, the T-Mobile HTC Dream G1 phone is the first phone to be powered by Google’s mobile operating system. Definitely a strong rival to all mobile phone brands out there, especially with Google’s strong appeal by consumers.

Video commercial of the HTC Dream G1 Phone:

G1 Phone video demo and introduction:

Phone specs:

• 528Mhz Qualcomm 7201 processor
• Data kit for USB connectivity in the box
• 64MB Internal RAM
• 128MB Internal ROM
• 1GB MicroSD card
• 5 Row QWERTY keypad
• Trackball
• Dedicated camera button
• 3.1MP camera (no flash) 2048 x 1536
• Video playback files – H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, and Codec 3GP
• Dedicated YouTube Player
• Audio playback files – MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI, REAL AUDIO, OGG
• Wallpaper supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF
• Speakerphone (mono, natch)
• Ringtones (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
• HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML
• Bluetooth (class 1)
• Picture Caller ID
• SMS and MMS support (Take that Apple!)
• POP, IMAP, and SMTP, AOL, and GMAIL email
• AIM, MSN, YAHOO, and GTALK messaging
• Quad Band (850, 900, 1800, 1900)
• 3G
• 802.11b & 802.11g
• UMTS (1,4), HSDPA, SUPL
• 1150mAh battery
• Screen size is 3.17? with HVGA (480 x 320)
• Handset 117 x 55 x 16mm
• 5.6 oz weight
• Sync capable with Google Calendar
• Downloadable content via Android Marketplace
• Google Streetview with built-in compass

One thing to note that the phone’s camera does not have a video recording function. But specs wise it is really a phone packed with features, not forgetting the phone’s ability to run a ton of open source Android applications out there.

The best feature for me would definitely be the qwerty keyboard as I will never get used to tapping around on a touchscreen.

via G4 and livecrunch

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