Android smartphone review
It’s been a while since the first phone to use Google’s revolutionary Android operating system, the T Mobile G1, was released, and the concept seems to have picked up speed a bit, with a plethora of new Android mobile phones and smartphones now available. . Here is a brief review of each of the past and current Android phones released so far.
T-Mobile G1
The original ‘Google Phone’ released after much hype in October 2008, the G1 was touted as the big threat to the established iPhone. It must be said that the G1, made by Taiwanese mobile specialists HTC, was something of a disappointment. The phone itself was bulky, and the slide-out keyboard drew complaints of being unwieldy and impossible to use with one hand.
However, the G1 did pack a few innovations, notably the seamless integration of many of Google’s famous apps, such as search, maps and Street View. And most people who reviewed the phone were impressed with the speed and reliability of the Internet connection while on the go. After all, this was a project that aimed to make the Internet truly mobile?
htc magic
The world didn’t have to wait long for some improvements with the launch of the HTC Magic in April 2009. The slide-out keyboard was ditched in favor of an intuitive touchscreen feature, the much-criticized camera was upgraded to 3.2 megapixels, and the phone itself was smaller, lighter and much more attractive.
Critics began to wonder if, in fact, Google was onto something here.
htc hero
Just a few weeks later, the HTC Hero aka G2 Touch hit the market and now people were really taking notice. The HTC Hero is a sleek, modern phone with all the usual features and some notable improvements.
The 3.2″ display with touchscreen functionality is bright and responsive with an iPhone-like ‘pinch-to-zoom’ feature and also displays helpful weather updates as well as updates from all your favorite Twitter feeds. and Facebook.
The Hero is also the first phone to use HTC’s innovative ‘Sense’, which features seven individual, personalized home screens that can be changed with the flick of a finger.
htc tattoo
HTC’s latest offering is primarily aimed at the budget and prepaid market. A slightly smaller and more compact phone with a 2.8″ screen and a bit of a reduction in the feature department, the idea is clearly aimed at bringing Android to the masses and who would bet against it?
motorola dext
It’s been a while since Motorola hooked up with something that could be described as groundbreaking, but Dext may well change some perceptions of one of the oldest and original mobile phone makers.
In addition to the Android operating system, Motorola has included its own application, known as ‘MotoBlur’, which searches for status updates on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook and displays them on one of its five home screens. Clearly aimed at the social media generation, the Dext also reintroduces the slide-out QWERTY keyboard that’s much easier to use than the original concept tested on the G1. The Motorola also includes a nifty security app that allows users to remotely wipe all personal data from the phone in the event of loss or theft.
samsung galaxy i7500
The first Android phone on the O2 network, as well as Samsung’s first foray into the industry, the Galaxy i7500 features a 3.2″ display, 8MB of built-in memory, and a 5-megapixel camera with built-in flash and focus. auto.Some of the Android features have been reduced but overall a quality smartphone that is sure to be a hit?
The speed and pace of development of the Android project over the past twelve months has been phenomenal, and there is no doubting Google’s commitment to being a major force in the development of mobile technology in the future. Whether Google’s concept phone will ever topple Apple’s iPhone as the phone of choice remains to be seen, but given the progress so far, it will be interesting to see how the concept plays out in the years to come.