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The phone Android ˇ T-Mobile is the object of attention. In some ways, it crystallizes the collective hopes fans of Linux, the open source and Google. It is open, collaborative and it relies on a community. In other words, everything that the iPhone and Windows Mobile are not. But with so many expectations into the crowd, this phone can in no way satisfy everyone, and it does not elsewhere. After spending one week to use the ˇ, this is what we can say: ˇ is a good start, and a clear indication of Android developments to come. But the phone itself has several serious problems of accessibility and use everyday third application that can be solved.


Hull: Hull is manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese company that manufactures devices running Windows Mobile for Motorola or Palm, and also under its own brand. This phone is like that. This gesture is accompanied by an audible noise and pleasant, although perhaps a little too loud in a quiet office.
The keyboard: there are many problems on that side. First there is this section on the right with the scroll bar and buttons, which is still on your way when you try to enter text. It is annoying, even once you understand how to work around the problem. The keyboard is not sufficient on-thickness to type text blindly. The keyboard is in contrast backlit, allowing you to use it in darkness. The key space and corrections are probably a little small. Finally, enter text when the phone is charging is even more unpleasant because of miniUSB cable that goes across the road.

The buttons: the front of the camera has four buttons, obvious and relatively easy access. By pressing the Home button, you will emerge a menu above the current application. The power button / end call can also hang up and lock your phone. This is something that requires a real adjustment, since you’ll be tempted to take a job or leave an application by pressing the red button, but whatever you do will be to lock your phone. The trackball, it is rather good, better than the BlackBerry Pearl, and can click accurately. Nevertheless, switch between the trackball and touch screen can be difficult. The screen: The touch screen is bright, clear and legible, and overall very pleasant. It is capacitive, like the iPhone: you use your finger and therefore not a stylus to interact with the phone. In some cases, the pressures on the screen are not detected properly: not too often, but often enough to be noticed.

Battery: a full charge takes about a day, mainly due to the fact that Gmail invites push the Internet whenever the account receives an e-mail, and received in our lot. Add to this the 3G navigation and use of apps that you’ll probably much and you need to do a refill in mid-day. Fortunately, we need only two hours to fully recharge a battery almost empty.
Wi-Fi: the scope Wi-Fi seems comparable to other smartphones (the HTC Windows Mobile or the iPhone). During our tests, he detected the same hotspots as other phones. 3G: we have achieved speeds navigation rather decent, and have reached 433 kbps during a test. This depends of course 3G coverage from your carrier.
Camera: it is fair and level of what HTC product in this area. You can count on an autofocus, but apart from that nothing spectacularly well with the camera of G1.
GPS: GPS is disabled by default, resulting in wrong location where you want to move you with Google Maps. You must activate it manually.

Other problems: it is difficult to understand why HTC does not have audio jack 3.5 mm in 2008. Same with USB access to data for Windows or Mac. Whenever you want to install a ringtone, photo or video, you must remove the microSD card and insert it into a reader. In 2008. G1 T-Mobile is not a perfect material, but he deserves to exist, and clearing the ground for the following. And most importantly, it has a great advantage: it runs on Android.

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