T MOBILE G1 First Hand Review: Fort Lauderdale,FL

[lostsoljahHTCG1]

This is the first time i ever post on a forum .
Forgive me if its not perfect.

First things first .

Hardware : Lighter than the HTC WING as far as weight is concerned .
The front feels like a smooth hard plastic but the back is like a rubber coated plastic for better grip . HTC WING users know what im talking about . The feel for it is not cheap like other reviews have said .

Screen : The screen feels like it has a layer of glass . Very vibrant and consistent . Response is impressive . As far as it being sluggish like other reviews have led us all to believe it has exceeded our expectations . The spring on the screen is not cheap .

Keyboard : The light on the keyboard is slightly dimmer than an HTC WING but we re not complaining . The input on the keyboard is good but not like a Sidekick where the buttons stick out .

Camera : Of course no video recording YET . Picture quality is pretty good . No complaints . If you want a great picture use your your actual digital camera . Camara adjustability is a plus . Can you say "shutter speed" 50 times fast ??

Chin : We love the chin . Trackball is really handy if you dont like touching the screen too much . All buttons light up except the trackball, sorry Sidekick3 users no cool lights .

miniUSB : Yes the chin does get hot when charging but not like you think it does .

Battery Life : Not enough time to play with phone to fully enjoy its battery life .

Speakerphone : it is pretty loud .


THE OS



Android 1.0 Firmware : Windows needs an update ASAP, face it, the future is here . Really great as far as functionality and applications . Its only crashed once in our presence and it was using google maps . it just returned you to the last thing we searched on maps and that was it .
very simple phone to use . easy to get used to as far as interface is concerned . The clock is a little annoying to look at . Digital is the way . thats our opinion .

oh yeah i forgot the iPhone can eat a **** ASAP !!! (now thats just my $.02)


MORE TO COME ... Tomorrow

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMUNITY . EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS . The phone came from my friend who is a T Mobile Corp Sales Rep in HOLLYWOOD, FL . Yes its in our hands .



Questions are welcome .

[thelazzyone]

Thanks for the input! You are one of the lucky ones!

[crpage77979]

nice post, damn, you are the chosen ones!!

[implosive_disgorgence]

lostsoljahhtcg1
i assume you work for t-mobile to have this in your hands ? if you do what store, i love in pembroke pines, and i'd really like to come see this thing for myself as i have nothing to do tomorrow.

nice review, get back at me.


edit : just saw where you got the phone from. whoops. do you know of a store near us that has one for demo or something? sorry for all the questions, but no one around me even knows what the g1 is.

[lostsoljahHTCG1]

i dont work for t mobile . my roommate does and he borrowed it overnight . he works in the Hollywood Corp store . if you go to www.tmobile.com and use the store locator and he ll be there from 10am to 3pm . more pics coming soon . like very soon . like in couple mins . smoke it !!

[GoCubs]

I DO I DO! lol Im not going to say what I do for T-Mobile, But I do live in Southern California, and I just posted some good threads about what I DONT like. Check them out...

Dont get me wrong, I LOVE THIS PHONE, but there are some things I would change, and I already know what they are changing

[lostsoljahHTCG1]

well i havent had time to really explore the handset . my roommate has . i ll be posting more tomorrow . so far im not crazy about the keyboard but like all other handsets somethings just need some getting used to . im coming from a wing which the keyboard isnt too appealing . i remember hating it for like the first 2 months . so yeah . i feel you .