T-Mobile and Google officially announced the Google's first Android based smartphone G1, developed by HTC, in the press conference at Guastavino's, a cavernous banquet and wedding space on Upper East Side of New York City. The Android G1 will be available for $179 on contract with a voice and data plan. The G1 will be available in UK in November, and across Europe in 1st Quarter 2009 including Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The G1 will be SIM-locked to T-Mobile. Check out the Key Features and Specs below.
Key Features of the Android G1 :
- 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
- Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
- One-click Google Search
- Customizable Home screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications
- Instant access to Google services (Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Google Talk, Calendar)
- High-speed 3.5G network connection
- Wi-Fi technology with seamless transition to open networks
- Android Market with access to variety of software and media downloads. (some fees may apply)
- Capable of reading Word, Excel and PDF documents
- Online presence indicators with GTalk in the phonebook
- 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
- 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot for all your storage needs
- Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz Processor
- Android™ Operating System
- Memory: ROM 256 MB, RAM 192
- MBHSPA/WCDMA: Europe: 2100 MHz, US:1700/2100 MHz, Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
- Trackball with Enter button
- GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
- Built-in microphone and speaker
- Ring tone formats: AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
- 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion 1150 mAh battery
- Talk time: Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 406 minutes for GSM
- Standby time: Up to 402 hours for WCDMA, Up to 319 hours for GSM
- Special Features: Digital Compass, Motion Sensor
