T-Mobile G1 (Google Phone) - Blu-ray Forum

xtop · 10-10-2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Footloose301

I wonder if the keyboard lights up? Imagine trying to type in the dark?

do they make keyboards that don't these days?

i'm sure it does

Footloose301 · 10-10-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by xtop

do they make keyboards that don't these days?

i'm sure it does

It is their first phone, right?

xtop · 10-10-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Footloose301

It is their first phone, right?

noooo. htc made the phone. qwerty slide phones are their thing

Footloose301 · 10-10-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by xtop

noooo. htc made the phone. qwerty slide phones are their thing

Gotcha. So HTC made a Kmart version?

jk

HTC phones have always been killer IMHO. I wonder what happened to that one?

xtop · 10-10-2008, 01:40 AM

i gotta admit, me and my tilt are SO jealous of the much better resolution

Footloose301 · 10-10-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by xtop

i gotta admit, me and my tilt are SO jealous of the much better resolution

There we go. Looks better in that pic.

BStecke · 10-11-2008, 02:42 AM

Had a chance to mess around with this for a few hours today. I honestly wasn't blown away. It's oddly shaped, first of all, with the bottom curving outward as in all of the pictures. The swivel feels a little cheap, it kind of "slams" open and closed and feels very plastic-y. The other form factor point I have issue with is the fact that your right thumb has to stretch over the portion of the phone that has the keys on it, which makes it kind of awkward and hard to reach some buttons.

The operating system seems solid, and I didn't really experience much lag or slow down when using the phone. The 'net isn't as fast on Edge as the iPhone, and the browser (and the whole operating system) isn't as user friendly or as seamless as the iPhone. There's no keyboard that you can use with the touchscreen, so every entry has to be made by opening the keyboard and using the physical keypad, which doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it gets pretty annoying. There's no pinching or double tapping for zooming, either, which I really missed when I was using it.

Overall, I think with some time the Android platform will show some promise. For now, though, they need a phone that is physically less clunky and doesn't require the keypad for everything. For instance, the "one touch Google searches" actually require a touch, then sliding open the phone, typing in your search, and then closing it if you want to go back to "phone style." Again, it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it feels awkward. If the operating system were in something like the Touch which doesn't require you to hold the phone in landscape, it would be a lot better.

Just my thoughts.

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10-10-2008, 01:40 AM	#5
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	i gotta admit, me and my tilt are SO jealous of the much better resolution

10-11-2008, 02:42 AM	#7
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Had a chance to mess around with this for a few hours today. I honestly wasn't blown away. It's oddly shaped, first of all, with the bottom curving outward as in all of the pictures. The swivel feels a little cheap, it kind of "slams" open and closed and feels very plastic-y. The other form factor point I have issue with is the fact that your right thumb has to stretch over the portion of the phone that has the keys on it, which makes it kind of awkward and hard to reach some buttons. The operating system seems solid, and I didn't really experience much lag or slow down when using the phone. The 'net isn't as fast on Edge as the iPhone, and the browser (and the whole operating system) isn't as user friendly or as seamless as the iPhone. There's no keyboard that you can use with the touchscreen, so every entry has to be made by opening the keyboard and using the physical keypad, which doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it gets pretty annoying. There's no pinching or double tapping for zooming, either, which I really missed when I was using it. Overall, I think with some time the Android platform will show some promise. For now, though, they need a phone that is physically less clunky and doesn't require the keypad for everything. For instance, the "one touch Google searches" actually require a touch, then sliding open the phone, typing in your search, and then closing it if you want to go back to "phone style." Again, it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it feels awkward. If the operating system were in something like the Touch which doesn't require you to hold the phone in landscape, it would be a lot better. Just my thoughts.

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