The software looks great, typical Google software. However the quality
of the device looks terrible, ( have not actually used one yet) when
compared against the blackberry bold.

I believe the bold may also be cheaper in the UK as well.

RogerV wrote:
> Well, I like these aspects of this phone:
>
> * physical keyboard with qwerty layout
> * can program app software in Java
> * offers Amazon mp3 music download service
> * 3G network
> * rotates screen for widescreen view mode
> * has a some physical buttons for phone use (dial, hangup, ...)
> * $179 (instead of $199) - similar 2 year contract (T-Mobile is better
> customer support, tho)
> * will have good integration with google apps (gmail, calendar,
> maps, ...)
>
> iPhone offers most of these things too, but G1 has a few improvements
> or features of its own (physical keyboard and physical phone buttons)
> that really are a better approach. Especially given that these smart
> phones are quasi replacements of networked computers.
>
> So on paper I like what I see in the G1 phone better than the iPhone,
> however, the user experience will make the difference. Will have to
> wait a few months to see how that goes for folks. Is probably very
> unlikely that it is as cool to use as the iPhone overall, but it may
> be quite good enough. For someone that does a lot of text
> communication on a small phone device, the physical keyboard is most
> compelling.
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