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The T-Mobile G1 (aka HTC Dream or HTC G1) is the first mobile device to run Android, Google's open-source mobile phone platform, released on September 23, 2008. This mobile device competes squarely with the Apple iPhone, and boast a similar feature-set, including WiFi/3G network access, a touch screen, web browser, and downloadable third-party applications via the Google marketplace. The HTC Dream features a full QWERTY keyboard tucked away behind a sliding 3.2" touch screen display.
MSRP $179.00
Release date October, 2008
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Features
- Runs Google Android software platform
- Available on T-mobile
- Touch screen
- 5 Row QWERTY keypad
- Trackball
- Dedicated camera button
- Comes pre-loaded with Amazon MP3 store
- No 1/8" headphone jack; uses proprietary USB connector; regular headphones require adapter
- Downloadable third-party applications via the Google marketplace
- 3.2 MP digital amera (no flash) 2048 x 1536
- Video playback files - H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, and Codec 3GP
- Dedicated YouTube Player
- Audio playback: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI, REAL AUDIO, OGG
- Wallpaper supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF
- Speakerphone
- Ringtones (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
- HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML
- Bluetooth (class 1)
- Picture Caller ID
- SMS and MMS support
- POP, IMAP, and SMTP, AOL, and GMAIL email
- AIM, MSN, YAHOO, and GTALK messaging
- Quad Band (850, 900, 1800, 1900), 3G
- WiFi: 802.11b & 802.11g
- UMTS (1,4), HSDPA, SUPL
- battery: 1150mAh, talk time: 350-400 min., standby: 320 - 400 hours
- Sync capable with Google Calendar, Contacts
- GPS and Google Streetview with built-in compass
- Screen size: 3.17" with HVGA (480 x 320)
- Dimensions: 4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in (117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm)
- Weight: 5.6 oz (158g)
- Price: $179 from T-mobile with 2 year contract, available for $149 at various retailers at a discount (Walmart, Costco)
- Release date: October 22, 2008
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HTC Dream
• G1 Black Smartphone
UPC: 138402938550
MPN: G1BLACKGSM
Competitors
HTC Dream is ranked 4th among it's competitors.
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MSRP $689.50
Released November, 2009
Pros
- WiFi
- open Android 2.0 OS
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- no Google Maps Navigation
- flash memory isn't integrated into the device, the only option is microSDHC (not as fast)
- all plastic enclosure
HTC Dream
0%
vs.
Motorola MILESTONE
100%
MSRP $649.00
Released October, 2009
Pros
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- 5MP camera with dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, lens protector
- WiFi
Cons
- unconfirmed battery life
- relatively unknown operating system means there won't be that many applications / might not take off
- currently there is no portrait mode support in Maemo 5 except for phone call functions (will be in Maemo 6, but uncertain if the N900 will see that update in late 2010)
HTC Dream
0%
vs.
Nokia N900
100%
MSRP $399.00
Released November, 2009
Pros
- the latest Android operating system (2.0)
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Cons
- Resistive Screen
- somewhat slow - older processor
- no stand-alone GPS functionality (according to current spec sheet), always need carrier's data coverage to enable GPS
HTC Dream
0%
vs.
LG GW620 (Eve)
100%
MSRP $699.00
Released August, 2009
Pros
- full QWERTY keyboard
- WiFi
- 5MP camera with auto-focus
Cons
- software is still buggy - can lead to freezeups
- enhanced BLUR widgets (eg/ "Happenings") cannot be resized, relocated or removed altogether
- no internal storage
HTC Dream
0%
vs.
Motorola Cliq
100%
MSRP $199.99
Released June, 2009
Pros
- full 3.5mm headphone jack
- removable battery
- backlit QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- no higher capacity models
- exclusive to Sprint for the first half of 2009
- no expandable memory
HTC Dream
38%
vs.
Palm Pre
62%
MSRP $199.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- GPS Support
- High speed 3G
- Good selection of free apps available
Cons
- Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare"
- Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)
- Battery life is disappointing
when using 3G
HTC Dream
62%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3G
38%
MSRP --
Released June, 2009
Pros
- large 4.1" touchscreen
- 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU
- GPS
Cons
- unattractive 3D user interface
- no internal storage
- Windows Mobile 6.1
HTC Dream
67%
vs.
Toshiba TG01
33%
MSRP $399.99
Released March, 2009
Pros
- 2.8" AMOLED touch screen
- 8MP camera with dual LED flash
- 30FPS VGA video recording
- thin and compact
Cons
- no WiFi
- not a real operating system
HTC Dream
67%
vs.
Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300
33%
MSRP $299.00
Released December, 2008
Pros
- features Android
- $299AU without contract
- best of both worlds - keypad with tactile response and touchscreen
Cons
- not a well known manufacturer
- cannot be serviced or replaced very easily in NA
- no camera, GPS or WiFi connection
HTC Dream
67%
vs.
Kogan Agora
33%
MSRP $129.99
Released June, 2008
Pros
- Standard headphone jack - no need for adapter
- Visual voicemail lets you choose the messages you want to listen to
- Comes with 2 batteries
Cons
- Slow web browser
- GPS maps don't go into landscape mode
- short talk time
HTC Dream
80%
vs.
Samsung Instinct
20%
MSRP $350.00
Released August, 2008
Pros
- 3G network connectivity
- Built-in GPS
- Tactile keyboard is faster typing than iPhone touchscreen
Cons
- Immature app-store
- Browser isn't as good as the iPhone's
- locking the phone does not disable volume/track control button on side
HTC Dream
88%
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Bold
12%
MSRP $600.00
Released November, 2008
Pros
- has the ability to cut & paste
- First touchscreen Blackberry
- built in GPS
Cons
- interface can be slow
- no WiFi connectability
- tactile touchscreen can take some getting used to
HTC Dream
88%
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Storm
12%
MSRP --
Released November, 2009
Pros
- DivX support integrated (first in Android!)
- 800MHz CPU clock frequency
- microSDHC flash memory expansion (up to 32GB)
Cons
- no (i.e. insignificant amount of) integrated flash memory
- only Android 1.5 (Cupcake) at launch (may be upgradeable if Samsung cares enough)
- slow ARM11 CPU architecture
HTC Dream
vs.
Samsung i5700 (Galaxy Spica)
MSRP --
Released August, 2009
Pros
- only Android smartphone with significant (8GB) internal memory (fall 2009)
- 3.5mm audio output
- standard microUSB for charging & PC connection
Cons
- very short battery life (3h) despite high capacity battery (according to reviews like techradar.com in fall 2009)
- annoying functionality of lock button
- OS reportedly not as fast as other Android smartphones on same 528MHz processor
HTC Dream
vs.
Samsung i7500 (Galaxy)
MSRP --
Released March, 2009
The Motorola A3100 is Motorola's high-end smartphone entry. It is significantly different from the previous smartphones in the A Series. The A3100 is 3G-network enabled, and has Wi-Fi connectivity. It has a 3.15-megapixel autofocus camera, as well as a secondary VGA camera to make video calls. It functions as a PDA as well, using...
HTC Dream
100%
vs.
Motorola A3100
0%
MSRP $800.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Expandable storage
- Integrated GPS
- QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- Expensive
- Battery Life not so great when using Data; even in the background
- Removal of Tilt features compared to HTC TyTN II
HTC Dream
100%
vs.
HTC Touch Pro
0%
MSRP $700.00
Released September, 2009
Pros
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- 8GB of internal storage
Cons
- not much smaller than the N97
- no lens cover
- keyboard is worse than that on the original
HTC Dream
vs.
Nokia N97 Mini
MSRP --
Released September, 2009
Pros
- high quality, high resolution 8.1MP camera
- large 3.2" WVGA touchscreen (480 x 800px)
- microSD/microSDHC card reader for external storage
Cons
- lacks internal storage
- runs Windows Mobile 6.5
- heavy and large
HTC Dream
vs.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2
MSRP $499.00
Released January, 2009
Pros
- microSD expansion
- aGPS capabilities
- built in WiFi
Cons
- difficult to scroll through email messages with the email client
- Windows Mobile 6.1 is now considered very obsolete.
- No support for open audio formats e.g. Ogg, FLAC
HTC Dream
100%
vs.
Motorola Surf A3100
0%
MSRP $450.00
Released March, 2009
Pros
- WiFi
- on-screen qwerty keyboard
- 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual flash
Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
- web browser is subpar compared to iPhone's
- touchscreen gestures are finicky
HTC Dream
100%
vs.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
0%
Reviews
June 13, 2009
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Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- WiFi capability
- email, text and mms
- MicroSD expansion up to 8GB, includes 1GB
- Small form factor, similar to iPhone
- good support for modern video and audio formats
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- Heavier than iPhone
- No desktop sync application
- Web server does not support streaming media
- on-screen dial pad requires focus for dialing
- Only available on T-mobile with limited 3G network coverage
- No built-in video player; requires download from app store
- Inconsistent user interface - physical buttons, on screen menus, popup menus
- Slide screen prone to breakage
- bulky design
- Touch screen is old style, not multitouch
- Tinny speaker and no headphone jack make it unusable as a digital media player.
- Tiny hard to type keyboard.
- No quality control for third party software.
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February 18, 2009
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- First phone to run Google Android platform
- Most apps are free, and don't require approval before being posted to marketplace
- WiFi capability
- MicroSD expansion up to 8GB, includes 1GB
- Small form factor, similar to iPhone
- good support for modern video and audio formats
- Includes adapter for 3.5mm headphone jack
Cons
- No headphone jack
- No camera flash
- Heavier than iPhone
- No desktop sync application
- Only available on T-mobile with limited 3G network coverage
- No built-in video player; requires download from app store
- Inconsistent user interface - physical buttons, on screen menus, popup menus
- Slide screen prone to breakage
- Touch screen is old style, not multitouch
- No video recording
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January 8, 2009
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- 3G network access
- email, text and mms
Cons
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
- Heavier than iPhone
- No desktop sync application
- bulky design
- No video recording
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October 18, 2008
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- First phone to run Google Android platform
- Most apps are free, and don't require approval before being posted to marketplace
- Dedicated web browser and camera buttons
Cons
- No headphone jack
- No desktop sync application
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February 20, 2009
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- Sync with Google calendar
- First phone to run Google Android platform
- Most apps are free, and don't require approval before being posted to marketplace
- WiFi capability
Cons
- on-screen dial pad requires focus for dialing
- does not announce contact name for confirmation when voice-dialing via bluetooth
- Touch screen is old style, not multitouch
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January 13, 2009
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- Dedicated web browser and camera buttons
Cons
- No headphone jack
- Web server does not support streaming media
- Only available on T-mobile with limited 3G network coverage
- No built-in video player; requires download from app store
- Inconsistent user interface - physical buttons, on screen menus, popup menus
- No video recording
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November 6, 2008
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Cons
- Web server does not support streaming media
- Inconsistent user interface - physical buttons, on screen menus, popup menus
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October 26, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- Most apps are free, and don't require approval before being posted to marketplace
- WiFi capability
- Dedicated web browser and camera buttons
- email, text and mms
- MicroSD expansion up to 8GB, includes 1GB
- Small form factor, similar to iPhone
- good support for modern video and audio formats
- Includes adapter for 3.5mm headphone jack
Cons
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
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July 8, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- First phone to run Google Android platform
- WiFi capability
- email, text and mms
- MicroSD expansion up to 8GB, includes 1GB
- Small form factor, similar to iPhone
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
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January 10, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
- User-replaceable battery
- Sync with Google calendar
- 3G network access
- First phone to run Google Android platform
- Most apps are free, and don't require approval before being posted to marketplace
- Dedicated web browser and camera buttons
- Small form factor, similar to iPhone
Cons
- No headphone jack
- Heavier than iPhone
- Only available on T-mobile with limited 3G network coverage
- No built-in video player; requires download from app store
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