T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone in Review

Google has a new phone called the G1 by T-Mobile, this phone uses an mobile device platform called Android, which is an operating system software platform based on linex kernal for mobile devices. The G1 operates on an open standard or open format with a mobile operating system which makes this smart phone in demand along with its competitor the Apple iphone and Research in Motion.

Google Phone Cost, T-Mobile Voice Plans & Messaging The phone costs $179 with a two-year T-Mobile voice plan. Data plans are reasonably priced at $25 to $35 a month, depending on if you choose 400 messages or unlimited messaging. Available forms of messaging include:

SMS - is a communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices MMS -is a cellular telephone standard for sending messages that include multimedia objects (images, audio, video, rich text) such as photographs and ringtones. XMPP - Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol for instant messaging, Voip and file transfers. Many will be happy to know that the plans include unlimited web browsing and e-mail, plus access to T-Mobile Wi-Fi HotSpots. Some of the connectivity features are Bluetooth along with the Wi-Fi.

Favorable mentions include the keyboard and the removable battery. Some have reported that they like the new smartphone whos dimensions are 4.6 inches by 0.6 inches and weighing 5.6 ounces with a usuable 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen along with the QWERTY keyboard which the iPhone does not have. The Google android phone features a 3.2 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot of removable memory for pictrures, music or video and the card can be increased to 16GB.

Some say to make a phone call one needs to tap the dialer icon on the touch screen, which also includes voice dialing, voice recognition and a speakerphone. Some buttons many will find useful is the physical keys of a back button, home button and trackball for completing functions with one hand.

The desktop icons include: Dialer, contacts, Browser, Maps and T-mobiles My Faves speed dialing feature along with the ability to set a password to lock the phone to avoid unauthorized calls. Each phone is setup with a Gmail account so that your computer and phone contacts, calendar are in sync. A cool feature is the built in compass and GPS for Google Maps. The android market allows for downloading product reviews and other applications for games.

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