T-Mobile America has officially launched the world's first Google Android handset. The features, design and price of the phone have been known for quite a time, so only the launch date and the necessary subscription packages were a secret. The first Android phone is sold from October 22 in the United States and it can be ordered on the www.T-MobileG1.com site. In case of a two-year loyalty contract T-Mobile G1 costs $179 USD but only with a conventional and a data package too. This latter can even be an unlimited one for a monthly fee of $25 USD. The first Android phone is expected to come to England in November, while its launch is set for Q1 2009 in Germany, Holland and the Czech Republic.
The handset, equipped with a 3.2", 480 x 320 pixels large touchscreen, has a full HTML browser and an email client that supports HTML messages, but of course Google Talk, AOL, Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger are all supported. Another feature is Google Maps access, which is made complete by the built-in GPS receiver. Just as previous rumors have stated the Amazon MP3 music store and the Android Store application portal can all be accessed directly from the phone. T-Mobile G1, with a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 528 MHz Qualcomm CPU, 7.2 megabit HSDPA/2 megabit HSUPA/EDGE support, Bluetooth, WLAN, a full QWERTY keyboard and a 1500 mAh battery is 117.7 x 55.7 x 17.1 mm large, weighs 158 grams and its only problems might be the lack of a standard 3.5 mm headset connector and its inability to record videos.
