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Google Android - take 1

01 Oct 2008

Just recently, in America, google and t-mobile released the G1.  This new phone takes advantage of googles new android mobile OS.

I have been waiting to see if this phone is worth the wait, if not I will buy the iPhone.  So far things look bad. There is no sign of a Japan release and the first edition from the US does not look so promising. One review sums up G1 pretty well with 10 shortcomings. From my perspective only 5 of these issues are valid, lets see why:

 Doesn't bother me

Sucks

For now I will be planning on getting an iPhone for me and my girlfriend and wait for the Japan release before considering android again.