T-Mobile G1 Slide Phone Touchscreen 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It scores very poorly on battery life. “Pretty much everything is great about the g1. i love the ease of use, all the…” Nicola, Brighton View all 1878 real customer reviews

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Battery life	4.4
Design	8.1
Ease of use	8.3
Features	8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.3
Overall rating	8.0

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Dennis, Cardiff , “Business user”

Score 6.0/10

+ Very fast internet access and email. Nice screen and overall design.

- You cannot sync with Outlook etc for your contacts - only Google Mail. However since I moved everything over to Google (and this was a pain!), I have found the contact directory and email service far better.

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Anonymous verified purchaser , “Business user”

Score 8.0/10

+ Touch screen better than expected

- Battery Life

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purchased 11 Feb 2009

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Summary of T-Mobile G1 Reviews from Across the Web

A great phone in its own right, although undoubtedly a phone in development. The design is a bit aging, but expect to be impressed by the user interface. The large screen and very user friendly touch screen are definite bonuses, where as the lack of a video recorder and 3.5mm jack are disappointing. The make and end call buttons near the bottom of the handset overcome the common over-sensitivity problems of touchscreens during calls. A worthy rival to the iPhone.

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PC Advisor expert review - by Andrew Harrison

To evaluate T-Mobile's new G1 wonderphone is inevitably a review of two halves: the handset hardware and its operating system software. (SEE ALSO: Google Android review).

This T-Mobile G1 review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 18 Nov 2008

Product Features

3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	Yes
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Slide Phone

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	320x480
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	No
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	No
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
Email Functionality	Yes
SatNav	Yes
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Google Android OS
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	158
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	406
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	No
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	Yes
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Built-in Camera	Yes
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	117x56x17
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	Yes
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Phone book capacity (names)	Shared Memory
A phone’s phone book capacity indicates how many contact details it can store. Many modern phones come with optional memory cards that can be used to store extra contacts. A contact file is generally small and so ‘Practically Unlimited’ is often given because you would have to have thousands of people in your address book to fill it up.
Colour	White
The main colour of the product.
Networks	T-Mobile

Also known as: Google G1, HTC G1, HTC T-Mobile G1

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In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to lose track of the really important things in your life. Your social calendar is just a bit out of synch and friends are just a bit too far out of reach.