Inexpensive cellular phone "G1" adopting Google's Android appeared for the first time in the world, making it possible to use any services such as YouTube

Previously at GIGAZINEA mobile phone that adopted Google's "Android" during September may be announcedWe announced today that the world's first "Android" equipped mobile phone "G1" was officially announced today.

Despite being a high-function terminal, it is inexpensive, so you can watch the video sharing site "YouTube"Google Maps Street ViewIn addition to supporting various Google services such as iPhone 3G, services that can download music can also be used.

Details are as follows.
T-Mobile Unveils the T-Mobile G1 - the First Phone Powered by Android

According to this release, the mobile phone division "T-Mobile" of the German telecommunications company "Deutsche Telekom" is going to release the HTC mobile phone "G1" adopting Google's mobile phone OS "Android" for the first time in the world .

"G1" will be released in the United Kingdom on October 22, starting in November in the UK and will be available in Europe including Germany etc. in the first quarter of 2009. If you are concerned about the price in the United States, 2 years of voice and data communication contracts $ 179 (about 19,000 yen).

And specifications are equipped with full keyboard and touch screen, trackball which makes it easy to use with one hand, 3 million pixel camera, wireless LAN etc. The communication system corresponds to W - CDMA and EDGE.

In addition to searching related information from the context in a single click during web browsing, you can also use Google Maps Street View in conjunction with YouTube viewing and built-in electronic compass, "Gmail" with email software compatible with POP 3 and IMAP In addition to being able to use in conjunction with calendar etc., you can purchase application for "Android" mobile phone developed by users all over the world with "Android Market" and purchase DRM free music file with "Amazon.com" It is also possible.

This is "G1".


Full keyboard mounted.


Closed place. It is a convenient trackball when the switch in the middle of the lower part operates with one hand.


For other images, see the following articles.

T-Mobile G1 first hands-on (updated) - Engadget

"G1" which is a terminal compatible with HTC made W-CDMA, but in Japan it adopts the same communication method and there is a possibility that it will be released from NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank Mobile etc. which have sales results of HTC terminals Is it? It is a very worrisome place.