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T-Mobile G1

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Very Good
  • Pros
  • Highly responsive touchscreen
  • Android OS offers great flexibility
  • Cons
  • No standard headphone jack
  • Fair battery life

T-Mobile G1 Smart Phone Review

by Melissa J. Perenson

- At first glance, the T-Mobile G1 ($179 with a two-year contract) doesn't seem to merit much attention. It looks like just another bland, HTC-manufactured phone. But use the G1--the first phone to run Google's Android operating system--for 5 minutes, and you'll start to see why it's one of the best-designed phones you can buy. Not only is the G1 intuitive to use, but its customization options (via Android) makes it a tweaker's delight.

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  • In Pictures: 15 Killer Android Apps for the G1 If Google wants its Android-based phones to unseat Apple's iPhone as the top touch-screen handsets, it will have to offer cool apps. On the G1, T-Mobile customers will be the first to check out about 50 available applications. T-Mobile says that all apps are free until 2009. Here's a look at some of them.
  • Why Android's 'Kill Switch' Is a Good Thing Google's first Android phone, T-Mobile's G1, has a "kill switch" that allows for remote removal of programs T-Mobile doesn't want you to use. Is this a good thing?
  • Google's IPhone Killer T-Mobile G1, though missing some key business features, is a phone that professionals, consumers, and developers will love.

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