G1 Google Android mobile Phone Review

After a week of playing with Google and the new HTC Android phone, I can say that there is a huge promise of the platform.

Let's break it down into two major components and to focus there - hardware and operating system.
Construction equipment and design. Off the bat, the phone G1 is ugly - period. We have seen many phones come from HTC but the HTC Dream is really strange one. I think this model was conceived way back in 2003. And despite the plastic body, it is still heavy and bulky by hand.

A number of people asked me why the phone is tilted at the lower end. I realized the slight projection was made to give a better grip when handling and positioned horizontally to take pictures.

The well-spaced QWERTY keyboard benefited from the vast body of the G1. Since keyboards are hidden from the cursor keys are buried in the pad, you do not have a lot of comments when you tap them. The keyboard is also heavily focused on the left side of your right thumb will be hard to reach the Middle keys.

In front, there are 5 buttons and a ball that serves as the main navigation and shortcuts to phone usage. The ball to their environment is very easy to use, especially when running through long lists such as contacts or Playlist and the exploration of objects and links during browsing. It also serves as an OK button.
At first glance, the leverage that supports appears that the cursor is plastic and could be a problem when it breaks. However, the spring mechanism is built out of metal so that in May last prolonged use. The phone makes squeaking noise when pressure is applied with or flipped over when - sounds like walking on a bamboo floor.

The user interface and operating system. This is the first time I used a new operating system on a mobile phone. We are already very familiar with the Symbian operating system, Windows Mobile, Palm OS and iPhone OS. The platform Android Google gives better results for the first generation of operating system. It's fast, it is flexible and integrates well with Google Apps.

The main interface works like a desktop with icons scattered across 3 tracks. It's like an extended desktop, you can browse through (similar to the iPhone, but only limited to 3). There is also a sidebar that stretches across the screen that contains shortcuts to many functions or installed applications. What is really pleasing is that alerts are non-intrusive - there is a small symbol sliding surface at the top of the screen to indicate the SMS and other notifications (with a lively sound and vibration).
The iPhone Apple OS works seamlessly with the iPhone because the plaform was tailor-made for her. Similarly, Android has also been made for the G1 and, therefore, you get a user interface and optimized performance. The menus are intuitive and responds very well. There are some small problems here and there but overall the operating system performs in shape.

Imagine this platform on your preferred phone? T-Mobile G1 is just a test model. Once we see more and more models to come out with it in Android, the it becomes clear to us that the platform is really a strong competitor against the iPhone OS.