We don't really have much choice in term of operating system for our mobile phones. Symbian and Windows Mobile have the biggest market shares. And now, enters Android, a new Linux-based operating system developed by google. Being announced nearly a year before, the first handset with Android has finally come. The T-Mobile G1 was launched today at a press event in New York City.
The handset itself has 4.60" x 2.16" x 0.62" dimension and weight 5.6 ounces. It also has a big screen, 480 x 320 3.17" to be exact. Talk about connectivity, this baby has it all. Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, GPS, you name it, and it's there. It also has a qwerty keyboard that is revealed by turning the device on its side and sliding the keyboard upward. The imaging feature is taken care of by a 3.1 MP camera. The phone will come with 1GB microSD card preinstalled. The device will come in Black, Brown, and White variation.
Using a google's operating system, Google Maps and YouTube are preinstalled along with Chrome Lite, a lite version of Google's web browser Chrome. The handset itself will be available on 22 October for $179 in 2 years contract. Data plans start at $25 for unlimited data and limited messaging. You can have unlimited data and messaging for $35.
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