Now, HTC is known for having released a number of "smartphones"whcih have all in their turn been dubbed as potential iPhone killers. But the iPhone is still alive...
The tech media went berserk when Google announced that the first phone that will run their Android phone OS would be a joint HTC/Google effort.
So, now that the gPhone has been unveiled, how good is it? Well, according to Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal,
In sum, the G1 is a powerful, versatile device which will offer users a real alternative in the new handheld computing category the iPhone has occupied alone.
Sounds rather good eh?
But wait, there is a catch... if you read his preview, it's a litany of "not as good as the iPhone", like:
[the phone] can only synchronize the phone’s calendar and address book with Google online services. Unlike the iPhone, it doesn’t work with Microsoft Exchange, and it can’t physically be synced with a PC-based calendar or contacts program, like Microsoft Outlook.or
The G1 won’t win any beauty contests [...]. It’s stubby and chunky, nearly 30% thicker and almost 20% heavier than the iPhone. [...] has a somewhat smaller screen.
Still, it feels pretty good in the hand when closed, although I found it more awkward when opened.
So, he finds a LOT of shortcomings, but it is still solid? Google must have licensed the Reality Distortion Field from Apple...
Head over to the blog for an in-depth review of Walt's review...
