The fun doesn’t stop, folks. The same chaps who brought us "official" images of the G1 this morning have revealed a mighty fine list of specs for the T-Mo Android handset. I think I’m most excited for the built-in compass in Google Streetview. Rock. On.
First off, that “chin” that’s got everyone talking is allegedly called a “kicktail” and the slide mechanism is considered an “arc slider screen“. How that works isn’t clear yet, but we want to see it in action.
Dig in, here’s the rest of what we’re hearing about the G1 handset. Keep in mind, that none of this is considered official as it’s coming from various places. The bold items below have been added as of 1:00 PM EST.
* 528Mhz Qualcomm 7201 processor
* Data kit for USB connectivity in the box
* 64MB Internal RAM
* 128MB Internal ROM
* 1GB MicroSD card
* 5 Row QWERTY keypad
* Trackball
* Dedicated camera button
* 3.1MP camera (no flash) 2048 x 1536
* Video playback files – H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, and Codec 3GP
* Dedicated YouTube Player
* Audio playback files – MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI, REAL AUDIO, OGG
* Wallpaper supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF
* Speakerphone (mono, natch)
* Ringtones (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
* HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML
* Bluetooth (class 1)
* Picture Caller ID
* SMS and MMS support (Take that Apple!)
* POP, IMAP, and SMTP, AOL, and GMAIL email
* AIM, MSN, YAHOO, and GTALK messaging
* Quad Band (850, 900, 1800, 1900)
* 3G
* 802.11b & 802.11g
* UMTS (1,4), HSDPA, SUPL
* 1150mAh battery
* Screen size is 3.17″ with HVGA (480 x 320)
* Handset 117 x 55 x 16mm
* 5.6 oz weight
* Sync capable with Google Calendar
* Downloadable content via Android Marketplace
* Google Streetview with built-in compass
But does it have copy and paste?! That seems like what all the fanbois are whining about. Personally I’d like to see better speed in general. Just moving around the system (the iPhone of course. I’m talking about the iPhone)
That remains to be seen, Dylan. We won’t know for sure until some of these start getting into the wrong hands.
This is the phone I have been waiting for … iPhone + physical qwerty keyboard + open source for applications. Too bad the data plans are still way too expensive. Hopefully this will help spawn a data war much like the minute war we had a few years back.
I have a strong feeling the open source community is going to really take Android under their wing and come up with some amazing software. Tmobile could benefit from this a lot if the other carriers are not able to get a competing Anroid phone out soon – or if they end up limiting content.
Photos, video and now drawings. It appears that Android may actually show up after all. I’m still waiting to see the product before I draw any conclusions whether the product will live up to the hype and be what consumers have been “dreaming” about.
http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/android-drawings-revealed/
Im not digging the physical keyboard…and I have never been a fan of the sliding style phones. It just seems to add bulk to the phone which is the last thing I want.
NO BULK-NO PHYSICAL KEYBOARD! Make the virtual one work! Thats it!
Built in compass? No GPS??
As I was scaling the picture to actual size to print out a paper craft prototype, I noticed something. Check out the smiley face slot on the back of the display (farthest right picture). If that’s a slide guide, then the display moves up and back down when opened and closed. That would allow for closer tolerances to the bottom “wing.” It would be able to be close against the bottom making it more solid. When you open it, it would move about 8 mm away from the bottom while sliding. Then move flush against the bottom when slid all the way up. I haven’t seen this news anywhere else. What does everyone think?
i’m very disappointed in the lack of an accelerometer.
a couple ommisions that you can tell from the latest demo of this device here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmniBnVB6wA
* GPS
* accelerometer
lets hope that isnt just some turbo’d up reference design
Guys,
Would you like to see HTC Dream or G1 with its built-in compass and Google Streetview in action?
It is really cool! See it with your own eyes.
Dude, did they learn nothing from how lame the sidekick was?!!! I would hope that this really isnt the schema for the hardware. I’m already dissapointed.