Mobile Phone Reviews: Google

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

Dell and Google together are making a new mobile phone to run on the Android operating system, probably at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona that’s going on at the moment. Dell have tried to enter the mobile phone market once before but their range of PDAs was a complete flop. Dell have also recently acquired Alienware, the trendiest tech company in the world, an expert in Video, Gaming, and Audio, and a company crying out for a mobile phone.

Classic Alienware eye catching design
Large screen with high resolution
Superb video gaming capability
Fantastic Audio
Built on the Google Android platform

It would have the stunning design to make an impression in a mobile market dominated by fashion phones, it would instantly be the coolest phone on the market, it would have the marketing muscle of Dell behind it to push it beyond its established niche and into the mainstream, and it would be the mobile gamer’s dream, just as video gaming on mobile phones is starting to enter the picture.