T-Mobile G1 - user opinions and reviews
- Andes
- 3I@
Thanks for the information Kevin i'm really onto bying this device all in all i can cope with the battery life the main concern for me was the thing with the screen and the "toughness" of the phone but if it can stand to a drop (from pocket or minimal heights) then it's fine.About the apps i know that there wil be many improvements and new stuff (i hope it's free).I can't imagine why GSMARENA didn't make a full review of the device it's not something revolutionary but it's the first Android phone i would like to see their opinion also.
- Kevin Streets
- 49I
The G1 doesn't come with a video camera or a on-screen keyboard. However, the phone is open source so anyone who wants to and knows how can make apps for it. With that said, the G1 has a couple of video player and on-screen keyboards via the Android marketplace. There are also a couple of video camera apps on the market but, I haven't tried them out yet I think/fear that they are actually just taking really fast pictures and making frames of the pictures (gifs) instead of an actual video camera. A true video camera app is due out by the end of the 1st quarter of this year tho. To get the most out of your phone, you will have to go to the marketplace. The upside is the market is all free for now. The downside is the market is free...now. As far as looks go, yes it looks very fragile. I've dropped it a couple of times now, so far so good. Not sure how it will do from a long fall and I hope to not find out, well as least not with my phone. The battery varies from user to user. It all depends on what you do with the phone. The phone out the box has a long life. However, once again, to get the most out of the phone you have to download apps. Some apps like Google Maps (comes with phone), StreamFurious (a downloadable internet radio station), TuneWiki (a downloadable Social media player for music and music videos with lyrics), and YouTube (come with phone) uses up the battery and some apps required a constant internet connect....ever if you don't open the program, also using up the battery. The battery also depends on your connection to the internet....Edge, 3G, or Wi-Fi. 3G and Wi-Fi uses more battery life and some programs are only usable on 3G. So yes it varies. Ppl have told me that they only have to charge it once while others say they charge is twice a day. I, however, have use a ton of programs (with 3G and Wi-Fi) that use the battery life up. I usually have 2 to 5 hours of use before I have to charge it again. I'm ordering a battery off of amazon.com that should triple my battery life. All in all, I'm happy with it.
- jogo
- LxE
oh and jogo 2...if the slide out keyboard was sufficient....why would they need to develop a on screen one.....think abt it.....i just think that they should not have wasted their time by releasing it without these things...that is all.....
- jogo
- LxE
oh and jogo 2...if the slide out keyboard was sufficient....why would they need to develop a on screen one.....think abt it.....i just think that they should not have wasted their time by releasing it without these things...that is all.....
- rollandddd
- 4@N
the battery sucks. i charge it like 4x a day no joke.
but then again i use 2700ish minutes for work each month
- Andes
- 3I@
I'm tniking of buying this phone but I want to ask about battery life on this device how many hours of using does it take to drain it. And also a specific question about this screen movement it seems very breakable and fragile have anyone had any problems with it cause i'm a heavy user i don't want it to fall apart in my hands.Also i heard that it hasn't got any video player installed and can't watch any videos on the one that is given for free from google.I've watched a lot of reviews but i really would like an onwer to answer after using the device for a couple of months.
- Anonymous
- kx4
Freddy, 17 Jan 2009This phone is great to have, people complain about battery life, well you can switch 3G to 2G ... moreIf you want to pitch product on here then be honest. I am a DMC for SCKiosk (Radio Shack) We DO NOT carry the I-Phone and never did, Otherwise your review is good
- Anonymous
- nid
jogo, 03 Feb 2009yo...where the video at ....and no on screen keyboard......... comeon! And this is suppose to ... moreon screen keyboar dpfff, try the real thing!
- jogo2
- 0pp
jogo, 03 Feb 2009yo...where the video at ....and no on screen keyboard......... comeon! And this is suppose to ... morejus incase u ddnt knw.... the i phone dnt hav video recordin either. and y wud u wnt an onscreen keybord wen thers a propa slid out on???
dnt hav this fone and dnt realy like it but ur points wer jus stupid.. duh!!!
- jogo
- LxE
yo...where the video at ....and no on screen keyboard......... comeon! And this is suppose to compete with the iphone?....please!!!! ...wats that? ....Its gonna have those things by the end of the first quarter of 09.....duuuuuuh....yu people ever heard of first impressions last....yu guys are in a competitive market and have bench mark makers like the iphone... how could yu come up with this crap....Somebody tell me I'm wrong ..please!!! Tell me the G1 already has those two critical things please
- simo
- Q$K
BYT CHEETO, 31 Jan 2009theres something similar to the radio but if you ask me its better the a radio theres this app... morethe g1 not only has immeem but shazam as well. there are alot more features especially if you get it with tmobile. u get all of google services included. the only down side is the camera it does not have video capture. however this is expected to be fixed with google releasing cupcake expected end of the 1st qtr of 09. its actually a really cool phone ive had mine since october on the release date.
- BYT CHEETO
- 4}y
Anonymous, 31 Jan 2009hey people just got mine y'day am in love with it. one question though: where can i find t... moretheres something similar to the radio but if you ask me its better the a radio theres this application called immeem where you have to make an account sign in and then you can search the artist of the you like then itwill play songs from the albums of the artist so you dont know whats coming up
- BYT CHEETO
- 4}y
I like this phone because of the apps you can download of the market they are some pretty cool ones like theres this app you can use the g1 as a mouse and keyboard ...wirelessly also the camera is pretty good because it has focus ... the g1 is not windows based like microsoft word , power point and excell also the internet is pretty good i like how you can browse thru the internet BUT the thing i hate the most is that if you stay on the internet for too long the battery dies quiick and the phone starts to heat up ... another thing about the g1 you can fit a 16 gig memory card so that will make a good competition for the i phone ... so if you ask me i give it a 8.5 out of 10
- Emma
- myY
I currently have the iphone 3g but really wanted to get a hold of the G1 to see if its true about it leveling up with the iphone and I really really like it!, its very unique and the shape and design of the handset is so comfortable to use. I love the fact that majority of the apps are free, because for a lot you have to pay on the apple app store. The camera is better on the G1 but the touch screen is better on the iphone, however its still very responsive (better than viewty).
Overall its a very unique handset, perfect for big internet and email users :)
- Anonymous
- iEP
hey people
just got mine y'day am in love with it. one question though: where can i find the radio?? no radio??
- Panda
- mKC
I don't really know what to expect, but I ordered it today and I'll see what it's like in 2 weeks=D
I'm really exited 'cause I think it's pretty^.^
- R-ric
- R10
I hope that update will include a volume increase on the ringer. I was looking at this phone yesterday because I was considering on buying it but after hearing the max on the ringer I opted not to get it. I wish they would increase the ringer volume on these phones. You can't hardly hear the phone ring and that's when it is on max.
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