Not sure this is an iPhone killer, a lot of the advantage appears to be that it isn't on AT&T. In the rest of the world this isn't an issue :)
The keyboard and phone keys have a down side in that they make the phone bulky and for me at least offer little advantage. I can type quickly on an iPhone, but I do know that people with long finger nails have a problem with the iPhone. iPod functions, iTunes, App. Store, and GPS are all really good on the iPhone. The UI is great and the individual app's work well together and Safari is fantastic. The iPhone also looks good, is easy to use in your hand (feels good), and fits in your pocket well. The big plus for me with the G1 is programming in Java - but I suspect that doesn't apply to the majority of the population :) On Sep 24, 3:04 pm, RogerV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
