HTC Lancaster Android phone for AT&T

[johnkzin]

4 row keyboard? BAH!!

It's nice to see an AT&T 3G Android phone, yes. But lower resolution? Smaller screen size? AND A 4 ROW KEYBOARD? ... That just completely undoes the sexyness of this thing. It's like seeing a hot babe walking down the beach in her micri-mini-bikini ... until she opens her mouth and you see she's missing every other tooth, and they're all incredibly crooked. And then she talks with a shrill voice.

I call this one a fail.

(This looks a LOT like the picture of the HTC Memphis, that was leaked early in the year, as well)

[xdavidn88]

User Preference.

I prefer the G1 with the circular 4 buttons vs the Lancaster's 5 umm small rectanguish buttons.
I prefer the G1 trackball over the Lancaster's big button?
I prefer the G1 spaced out keyboard over the bunched in keyboard of Lancaster.
I prefer the G1 bigger screen and resolution over the Lancaster's.

I prefer the Dream over the Lancaster, seriously what kind of name is Lancaster? LOL.

[storm14k]

Son of a BITCH!!!

Mabye I'm just lookin at the picture and not the specs but this looks like its the same size as the magic but has the slide out keyboard which is a MUST for me. I thought the magic had the same size or larger screen *shrugs*. Seems like some folk are a bit jealous of this phone defending the G1 and all. lol Did you think there would never be another phone with a slide out? lol

Flat out it looks better than the G1 to me. I wanted to support Android by being an early adopter but I'm not gonna lie and say there aren't nicer looking phones than the G1. The Magic with a slide out is the best thing yet. I can see I'll be wanting to switch phones alot in the future.

*EDIT*

Finally looked at the specs. Somehow I get the feeling its not going to keep those video specs.

[SDscorch]

found the dimensions...

109 x 54 x 17.1mm



!!


converting to "english" that's

~ 4.3 x 2.16 x .67 inches




this thing is TINY

probably like the treo centro - aiming for the female consumer


??

[cesarcardoso]

AT&T won't put an Android device in direct competition to the iPhone, at least while they have the exclusivity on the fruity phone.

Anyway, the Lancaster running for a USD 99 will be competing head-to-head with the Palm Eos and the Motorola Heron/Iron Man for the pockets of savvy txters/tweens on the Ma Bell.

[kitsunisan]

AT&T won't put an Android device in direct competition to the iPhone, at least while they have the exclusivity on the fruity phone.

I was just thinking the same thing. How much of a push do you figure AT&T will give this thing, considering Android is poised as a major competitor to the iPhone? If they were smart, they'd push the hell out of it, draw in the non-apple lovers out there. And they're forced into a bad deal with apple to keep the phone, they'd make more with Android.

[Bratag]

Thats not a screen its a postage stamp - pass.

[JCreazy]

Wow it is funny how all of you guys hate on this thing before it is even released. I am on ATT and I want an Android phone. The thing is, I don't want to be with a different company nor do I want to buy a phone for a high price. With that being said, this is my only Android option and I think that it will be a good phone. You must realize that this is an Android Community and that we will all have Android regardless of what the phone looks like.