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Google Android G1 Reviews
SolSie.com —
... synchronization with the cloud and the Google simple, clean but efficient interface riding on a very snappy OS. However the scattered G3 coverage and the lack of Apple shininess might be a problem for many people . The phone will be release next Wednesday for $179 (with 2 yr contract). Its data plan costs $25 monthly including 400 free text messages, and $35 plan that includes unlimited text messages. And both plans include free use of T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi hotspots. Read the reviews: Walt Mossberg , ...
T-Mobile G1 Review Round-up
I4U News —
... indicated that early adopters who have already pre-ordered early on might get the T-Mobile G1 in their mail already Friday. Walter Mossberg's verdict of the T-Mobile G1 is kind of flat: "Overall, the G1 is a very good first effort, and a godsend for people who prefer physical keyboards or T-Mobile but want to be part of the new world of powerful pocket computers.". He still prefers the iPhone due to its superior user experience. Read his full review . I share this view of the G1. It is a "project phone" and only fun for those how like to spend a lot of time with their ...
T-Mobile G1 Google Android review roundup
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... • Mossberg: The G1 is a very good first effort, and a godsend for people who prefer physical keyboards or T-Mobile. ...
Review roundup: Early G1 testers mixed, cool to frosty
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog —
Walt Mossberg still loves his iPhone, but praised the G1 even though he found it an "inferior multimedia device":
"Overall, the G1 is a very good first effort, and a godsend for people who prefer physical keyboards or T-Mobile but want to be part of the new world of powerful pocket computers."
CrunchGear called it another "beta" special from Google and ripped the battery life, saying it pooped out after six hours of medium-heavy use (Walt didn't mind the battery - his lasted all day, or five hours in his heavy-talk test). CG also ...
Linkpost | 10.16.2008
TechBlog —
Guest post: Bob LeVitus muses on the new MacBooks | Main | T-Mobile's G1 with Google is no iPhone but it's close October 16, 2008 Linkpost | 10.16.2008 Updated 7:03 a.m. • Google Answers the iPhone and A Look at Google's First Phone - Walt Mossberg and David Pogue review T-Mobile's G1. • Why I Blog - An eloquent essay (NOT a blog post) on the inspiration to blog from a master, Andrew Sullivan. • ESPN comes to the iPhone -- with an addictive bar game • EA's DRM, arrogance may cause gamers to skip good titles ...
Google phone: Will open win over closed?
mathewingram.com/work —
... There are lots of reviews of the Google phone from HTC and T-Mobile flying around, including one from Walt Mossberg of the Journal that calls the G1 a “worthy competitor” for Apple’s iPhone, and one from David Pogue at the New York Times, who correctly ...
T-Mobile’s G1 Android Phone: The Reviews Are In
Technologizer —
... , the first phone to use Google’s Android operating system, doesn’t go officially on sale until October 22nd. But a bunch of reviews ave hit the Web. And since I don’t have a G1–I’m hoping to remedy that–I’ve been reading other folks’ takes on the device. After the jump, highly-compressed summaries of three of the reviews I’ve checked out so far. Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal : Keyboard just fair; T-Mobile data plan is cheaper than AT&T; smooth touch interface; flexible and customizable desktop; much easier to place a call than with iPhone; browser is good; has MMS and cut ...
gPhone G1 - Android Is Here - Review - Joe The Plumber Would Love This
Broadband Developments —
Walt Mossberg has a detailed review on the Android gPhone. This past weekend Loren Feldman had a review. These two reviews cut across the spectrum from Loren to Walt.
Here is Walt Mossberg’s review
Here is Loren Feldman’s review
Some text hightlights…
I have been testing the G1 extensively, in multiple cities and in multiple scenarios. In general, I like it and consider it a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Both devices run on fast 3G phone networks and include Wi-Fi. Both have smart-touch interfaces and robust Web ...
Android's Message to the Enterprise
Know It All —
... Mossberg calls it "the first hand-held computer that's in the same class as Apple's iPhone," says it lags as a multimedia device but also does things (like cut and paste) that iPhone can't, and will be preferable for folks who want a physical keyboard (even if this one is not so great).
iPhone fan Michelle Maltais ...
Review roundup: T-Mobile's G1, the first Android-based handset
AppleInsider —
... Published: 01:00 PM EST T-Mobile and Google lifted their embargo Thursday on reviews of the G1, the new HTC-developed iPhone rival that will be the first handset to run Google's new open-source Android operating system when it goes on sale for $179 at T-Mobile shops on Oct. 22. We've rounded up reviews of the new touch-screen handset from three major media outlets, noting some highlights from each review. Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg "I have been testing the G1 extensively, in multiple cities and in multiple scenarios," wrote the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg, ...
G1 Reviews
dailywireless.org —
... to place more orders.
The amount of units pre-sold is reported to be around 1.5 million. It took 74 days for Apple to hit a million iPhones. But Engadget says T-Mobile’s G1 presales aren’t “even close” to 1.5M, a figure Motley Fool came up with.
The reviews are coming in. Here’s a rundown from C/Net, Engadget, Gizmodo, Gigaom, TechCrunch, ZD Net, David Pogue, Walt Mossberg, and the Google Mobile Blog. ...
Reviewers greet new T-Mobile G1 with a rousing “Not bad”
GMSV —
... translated it for the kids, it’s “a playa, not a killa.” Given the early opportunity to work out the G1, reviewers from Walt Mossberg to ...
Update: T-Mobiles Android G1: The verdict is in
TG Daily - All News —
... and works a lot like the iPhone's." In fact, the newspaper found that it is "polished enough to give Windows Mobile an inferiority complex the size of Australia." The Menu button, which is "the equivalent of right-clicking a computer mouse" was praised and Android Market was described as "a gigantic development, rich with possibilities." The NYT believes that Google haters will dislike G1 as it syncs only with Google services. The report card: "Software: A-. Phone, B-. Network, C." WSJ: "A godsend for people who prefer physical keyboards or T-Mobile" Walt Mossberg describes ...
iPhone Comparisons Benefit T-Mobile G1
Apple Watch —
... vibrant developer community." Whoa. That's a major developer statement coming from Andrew. Andrew dinged the device for v1 bugs, but generally liked the G1. Apple shouldn't worry about the G1's sex appeal. "At rest, the device is not the most visually appealing smart phone, but the modest countenance masks a powerful and easy-to-use piece of hardware," Andrew writes. He says that "the touch-screen is exceptional," sentiments other reviewers also expressed. Walt Mossberg's review, " Google Answers the iPhone ," is better marketing than millions spent on TV advertising. Walt is ...
Early G1 Reviews Leak Out
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... this is a good start for the Android platform. As for the G1, the Boy Genius summed it up like this: "It's not a BlackBerry, it's not a Sidekick. You could think of it as the adult Sidekick though, and that, my friends, is what people have been waiting for, for a very long time." I guess my review unit got lost in the mail (sigh), but I should get my hands on one soon and will give you my take as soon as possible. In the meanwhile, check out reviews from Phonescoop , Uncle Walt , and MobileCrunch . Google Makes Updates To iGoogle | ...
Weekend Update, 10/17/08
Digital Daily —
... Walt reviewed T-Mobile’s (DT) G1, the first cellphone based on Google’s Android OS, and concluded it’s a good first effort, but has some downsides. ...
What Do You Want To Know About Google's T-Mobile G1 'GPhone'? (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... .) But we've got one now -- a review loaner from T-Mobile. Most formal reviews came out last week when we were on vacation -- see Walt Mossberg, ...
RIM: No open source phone for you
The Open Road —
... While Google is storming into the mobile market with its open-source Android platform, Research in Motion (RIM) has declared that open sourcing its own software would be "a pretty big leap," ...
Russell Beattie was Right, the Mobile Web is Dead
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life —
... One other thing I find interesting is treating the iPhone as a separate category from
"smartphones" in the highlighted quote. This is similar to a statement made
by Walt Mossberg when he reviewed
Google's Android. That article began as follows ...
Mossberg Says Innovation is the Key to Success During the Econaclypse
ReadWriteWeb —
... were smart phones, Blackberry is a kind of smart phone, obviously these Windows mobile phones that have been out there but there is something new, another whole level of game changing power, and application development that was kicked off with the iPhone and there are now two devices in my opinion that are in that category; one is the iPhone, and one is the G1, the first Android phone, and there will be many other Android phones. ...
Apple and Google Play Nice on the Mobile Playground
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... that Apple asked Google not to incorporate Apple's now patented multi-touch in to the Android operating system. According to the source, Google was more than happy to play along with Apple's requests. The G1 is a decent phone, with nifty little features, such as being open source, and not being on AT&T. But the phone has received its fair share of criticism due in part to its lackluster touch based user interface. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal put it lightly when he said it was, "inferior to the iPhone's."Other reviews, such as this one from ...
