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[...] phones will be in serious competition before long, but the only Android phone to ship in the U.S., T-Mobile’s G1, is behind the iPhone and Pre by a furlong or [...]

By: Anon Amos

Anon Amos — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:58:52 +0000

I’m still deciding which one to get once I get enough money… They both have pretty good music players (good enough for me =p), 3g speeds are about the same, g1 is open source when iphone is not, iphone has normal headphone jack (not THAT big of a deal, because compatible headphones are included), g1 and iphone market are both about equal, iphone has better video player.

Prices of service:
Iphone: T-mobile G1:
unlimited messaging and data: $50/month $35/month

Theres a lot of rumors going around about the G1, that, when you go over 1gb bandwidth in a month, they bump your speed down to 50kb/s or less… Is this true?

By: New Android Owner

New Android Owner — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:06:11 +0000

Good comparison chart. My T-mobile contract was up for renewal so I went back and forth whether to get the iPhone or the G1. I went with the G1 partly because I didn’t want to switch carriers, but mostly because of a few key features:

GPS – Big one for me. Why go by a TomTom or Garmin if you only use it once and a while anyway? The phone that had GPS in it meant getting more bang for the buck.

ShopSavvy – This app and the others like it are awesome, I can price shop/compare items right in the store. It’s incredible. People get a kick out of seeing it work too.

Google Integration – I use Gmail, and the other Google services quite a bit.

The expandable to 16gb now is nice although it’s too bad it only came with a 1gb card in it.

It’s a good phone, and I’m excited to see what the updates will entail.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:12:31 +0000

Hi,

Just read your comparison and I like it better than some because it doesn’t seem as iPhone biased as the others.

However, I found an error in your chart.

I don’t know about the first gen devices, but the newer ones support up to 16gb of memory. Please update that so that no one gets confused.

By: David

David — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:55:49 +0000

The most important is that G1 is using open source software! Do you know what it means guys?!!!

it means in literally few hours Garmin, Tomtom etc will have their turn by turn navigation in shops!

it means a lot of features to be developed and offered without asking anyone!

its been a 6 month iphone 3g came out and still no deal with garmin and tomtom?! not even sign that apple will allow any! Why? Apple is banning it! asking for 70 percent profit!

its time for apple to wake up! 3g will be the last phone they produced!

By: sarah lee

sarah lee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:12:56 +0000

The features on this phone are pretty good but I wish it had AIM, aol messager. yahoo messager, and Msn messager. Than I think the phone would be a big hit.

By: TheGoodLife

TheGoodLife — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:47:49 +0000

This phone looks great…i am excited for the release…i dont listen to music on my phone…that is what ipods are for…so i dont get whay people complain about something so small…but thats ok i guess…the iphone may be a great phone…but it does not fit my needs at all…i really dont like it at all…the G1 is more of my type of phone…i text alot…so the keypad will work out well for me…also…the G1 supports picture messaging…which i do alot as well…so that fits me perfectly…in my opinion…this phone is directed more towards a younger audience with all of its messaging type features…this phone looks perfect for me and it is at a great price….i am really excited for the launch of this G1 phone…i am going to cancel my exsiting line with verizon and i will pick on of these up around the holiday season……….also..i am not compairing this phone to the iphone at all…i really dont care about the iphone at all…the iphone has its features and it fits some peoples needs…it does not do that for me…this G1 looks absolutely perfect for me and im excited for it…GO G1!!!!!!!!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:37:00 +0000

iPhone and Android SDK terms prohibit turn-by-turn navigation. I hope that will change soon. This is what i really miss at both phones. Guess I have to stick to my Nokia N95 (Symbian) for navigation.

By: Jason D

Jason D — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:11:30 +0000

You should update the headphone jack part again.

It’s not proprietary, it’s USB mini. Proprietary makes it sound like it’s that weird plug that the Samsung Upstage has that’s ONLY for Samsung. USB mini isn’t proprietary.

By: E Invites You to Enjoy the Future of Mobile Networking

E Invites You to Enjoy the Future of Mobile Networking — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:03:07 +0000

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