September 23

T-Mobile G1 (the much-awaited HTC dream), has been announced today. The T-Mobile G1 is the first handset powered by Google’s Android operating system will be coming to T-Mobile on October 22nd.

The 5.6 ounces, 4.60” x 2.16” x 0.62” handset sports a 3-inch touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad. Users can have up to 350 minutes talk-time for WCDMA (3G) or up to 406 minutes for GSM. The T-Mobile G1 is available in three colors, white, brown and black and will be priced at $179 (for a two-year contract).

Here are the features of T-Mobile G1:

  • Qualcomm MSM7210A running @ 528 MHz
  • 256MB ROM / 192MB RAM
  • Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Dual-band (1700/2100Mhz) UMTS/HSDPA (3G)
  • 7.2Mbps HSDPA (downstream) and 2Mbps HSUPA (upstream)
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • myFaves-enabled
  • GPS capabilities
  • 3.2-inch touchscreen display @ 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
  • Voice recognition, voice dialing and speakerphone
  • Full Cut-and-Paste functionality
  • 3-megapixel camera with photo-sharing (geo-tagging) capabilities
  • Trackball for one-handed navigation
  • Chrome Lite Web browser with zoom function that expands any page section by simply tapping on the screen.
  • One-click contextual search to instantly find relevant information with a touch of a finger in any application
  • Rich HTML email client
  • Google Maps
  • Music player supports MP3, M4A (iTunes AAC, DRM-free), AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis
  • microSD card slot supports up to 8GB microSD cards

Applications

  • ShopSavvy: designed to help people do comparative shopping
  • Ecorio: developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like
  • BreadCrumbz: enables people to create a step-by-step visual map using photos; customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world
  • Pre-installed Amazon MP3 Store.
  • Instant messaging application with support for AIM, GTalk, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger
  • YouTube video application

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