I remember walking in to my T Mobile store to get the G1 day one. Felt like I was holding the future in the palm of my hand. great video! brought back all the feels.
The G1 was amazing. I still remember that phone til this day lol. I always had sidekicks, so switching from the sidekick to the g1 was an easy transition. Felt like a sidekick for adults.
Oh the feels :') This was my first ever phone. Owned it for over three years before upgrading to a Galaxy S2. This video brought about some serious nostalgia for me. And hey, it didn't have a headphone jack either so still on par with today's flagships ;-)
I was working as a Regional Manager for T-Mobile at the time this phone came out. I was the first person in Florida to have this phone. I got it a month before it was officially released. At the time it SMASHED iPhone capabilities and was so easy to sell to people. The trackball was actually taken from the Sidekick lineup of phones.
I'm going to go ahead and say Verizon/Motorola had the biggest impact on Androids success. Samsung second and HTC third. Those Droid does commercials by Verizon were incredible. And then Samsung came and knocked it out with the Galaxy line.
***** But Samsung saturated the consumers with devices. Though they were slow, clunky and cheap looking, they definitely helped with the popularity of Android.
And it's that outlook of putting out only high end handsets that has served HTC so poorly. I love HTC phones, but since the Sensation 4G I use Notes because of the stylus and Samsung because their screens. I would have to have no other option before I turn to Verizon for service, so Droids were mostly not an option for me.
HTC Released the very first Android device though. They were the ones that took the chance of releasing a phone with an under developed OS. Android Cupcake was the first major update because Android Alpha & Beta were in house, and the software that was released was only considered a "Release Candidate", which is why RC29 was the first public version of the platform.. Then HTC was responsible for the sexiest OEM Android skin to date, debuted with the HTC Hero. The first phones used the Sapphire 32A chipset, while the Hero used a 32B. HTC pioneered the whole thing. T-Mobile & HTC should be first on the list
The port wasn't proprietary - it accepted and worked with mini USB cables and connectors. It was shaped differently because you could also get analog audio out of the port (admittedly a proprietary feature) but it worked completely with mini USB.
No, I love physical keyboards. Rocking a Blackberry Passport and I love it. Having a physical keyboard makes it feel like I'm doing more with my phone. I don't know if you know what I mean.
No, I love physical keyboards. Rocking a Blackberry Passport and I love it. Having a physical keyboard makes it feel like I'm doing more with my phone. I don't know if you know what I mean.
I loved the G1, too, John! And mostly thanks to trace typing I don't miss the physical keyboard, but back in the day the G1's was the best. I had friends who were big Sidekick fans, but in addition to those being feature phones really, I thought the keyboard on the G1 was a dream come true. Thanks for the stroll down (Android) memory lane!
I wish HTC or Google would revise the G1 i still love the G1, still have it. If it just had modern specs and features i would never want another phone.
My 6P is about a year old and it runs like the day I got it. Only thing I cracked my screen and I like the phone to the point if the new Pixel phone is not what I'm looking for I'll buy the Nexus 6P again.
I have actually seen the pixel phones this weekend from a developer friend and imo the 6P looks better n runs as smooth. I'm planning to make a video once it's released so I don't get trouble, lol
I remember watching "Attack of the Show" on G4 and Kevin was like, if you want an easy to use phone, get the iPhone. If you're a hacker/tinkerer, get the G1. I got the G1 a few weeks later and I've been die-hard Android ever since. :-D
Man the HTC Dream.... seems like an eternity lol. Wow that brought back some memories. Thanks for this vid. It was the beginning of what a lot people take for granted now a days. Man your review video of the G1 lol..... those were the days.
My dad had this phone back in the day and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! The touchscreen, the rolling ball, and the sliding keyboard... I either wanted that or a sidekick! Now I see everything it lacks and it's bulk. Crazy to see how far phones and technology has come so quickly!
haha good times! I had the G1 right when it came out and I can remember checking the market every day to see what new apps were released... There were so few that I could keep track of all the apps.
My introduction to Android was Moto Droid 2, and man does that hold a special place in my heart. It was such a good experience, but Android still had a few glitchy bugs back then. It didn't take long for it to eventually suffer from being quickly out of date from lack of updates, adding even more performance issues, but it was still a wonderful experience in its prime. I am a big Apple fan, but I appreciate both OS and like to keep up on what each is doing by switching back and forth.
This was my first smart phone. At the time, my wife got the iPhone 3G. Her phone was so much better than my G1, and the Apple App Store was full of functional quality apps. I was blown away at the time. I got rid of my G1 and got the iPhone and never looked back.
This was my first smartphone before moving on to various other Android phones and iPhones. I still love that physical keyboard on it. I held on to it and used it a few years after the fact while all my friends were showing up to school with their sleek new iPhones and larger screen HTC's. I used it till the original battery started falling off the wagon, probably around 2009 or 2010. Still got some kick ass photos I took on it from the school days on an SD card in a box somewhere. Good times.
love how hey blazed over the fact that there was no headphone jack on this thing. it had a proprietary port just like the iphone 7 does now and you needed and adapter to use headphones
i wouldnt say the device market but android market sure. i mean they were the first ones to try out android before samsung and LG were even willing to use android.
you mean apple is the sole reason the mobile device market is where is today. have you watched the video? without apple idea of iphone this htc would look like another blackberry..
Grac Jack i wouldnt say apple is the sole reason. yes they have had a huge influence and arguibly the biggest but android has played its part as well. think about it if apple never had competition then they wouldnt have had to do that much really and same goes for android. competition has also caused smartphones to rapidly advance
I had it and got rid of it after maybe a month? Why, might you ask? No headphone jack. And it wasn't a proprietary port. It was just a mini usb port. Also, T-Mobile didn't have 3G in my area for a LOOOONG time, so fast data was useless to me, and I just kept it on 2G to save battery. I went back to blackberry.
I still remember holding very first android phone. Wasn't available in Australia so got that from ebay and used it for long time and that was the best HTC i have ever used ... i wish it make it come back again with new features.
I didn't have a G1 because I was only 3 or 4 but my mom had it and I used it all the time SO IT LITRELLY WAS IN BABY PICTURES I have been using Android and am loyal to it since I was born from my first tablet to my first smartphone to my current smartphone (ONEPLUS 6)
apparently the Htc Sooner was planned to release at the same time as the G1, it wasn't rushed they were developing it before too. according to SnazzyLabs.
I remember when I got my hands on one of these, pretty much why I have stuck with HTC ever since. Now I love my overly underrated HTC m9. HTC phones are amazing!!
I LOVED this phone. It was my first smartphone. Idk what it was at the time but I wanted this so bad over an iphone. Fell in LOVE. Unfortunately it didn't last too long. Got so slow and the battery crapped on me. I remember like "hacking into it" and reset it and used it for a couple more months. THEN I got so excited when they announced the G2! I used to get so many compliments on it. It was so sleek and awesome. I skipped the Galaxy Nexus for some reason but then I got the Nexus 4, then the 5, skipped the 6 because the 5 was in mint condition for all two years and now I'm rocking the 6p!
Project dream was being developed simultaneously with the one with the keyboard... It was common practice in the days of windows mobile and Blackberry to release a full screen device and a device with a keyboard at the same time.
I used to go on a chat app on this phone, which I think was called "cupcake". It was basically just me and a bunch of other teens talking about what was trendy at the time, I don't know, Soulja Boy or T-Pain or something. Well, every once in a while, me and some of the more "urban" teens would participate in roast sessions. This was before every kid knew what roast sessions were because even though hip hop was mainstream at the time, mainly ethnic kids listened to it, but I digress. Those roast sessions bring back good memories.
i remember being like 12 and wanting the g1 and the htc mytouch3g (magic). back then phone designers had so much more freedom and imagination. every phone looked unique and magical. nowadays everything is more refined and less experimental. i have so much nostalgia for those days lol
I remember when it frist came out I got one for my wife, and I got my self a blackberry. As soon as I saw what the G1 was able to do I went back and turn in my blackberry for a G1 and I have been a Android fan ever since and I still have my G1 and stored away till this day still works
This phone was awesome. Everytime my phone rang the bird loop ringtone would play and me and my friend would crack up everytime cause of how funky it sounded
I remember that phone. I had it for a long time. I find it fun to look back at what once was. Not that I would give up my galxey s7. Bu5, still. those were the days.
Google didn't change direction as a result of the iPhone. Developers actually there at the time have come out and said the Atlantic article was incorrect: they were working on Sooner - an existing HTC design, and Dream - a new design at the same time so that Android could work on a lot of different hardware. Both Sooner and Dream run basically the same thing, adapted to different layouts and screen sizes, you know, how Android was always meant for. They had made the decision to not actually ship Sooner long before the iPhone was announced, but because its hardware was finished first, being an existing HTC hardware design, early Android videos featured it.
I have my old G1 as well! Though I need to get a new battery for it. The nostalgic part of it is neat and would like to just have it up and running again.
honestly amazing to see how far android has come over the years when you compare modern day androids like the gaalxy s7 edge to the G1. its also amazing how back then android just couldnt compete with iphone and these days android phones can easily compete with an iphone.
Most importantly, if i recall right he forgot to mention and please correct me if i am wrong but the G1 didn't had a headphone jack at the time. and now days this is such a big deal...
im sixteen & this was my first phone (other than using a flip phone every now & then to make a couple calls to family) but it was my first phone to carry around when i was 6. my dad gave it to me once he and my mom upgraded. that phone did me good until i was 11
never had a chance to get this beauty since I had no pocket money. now that I have job, I got my first phone, which was Nexus 4, and i fell in love with it. now I'm watching this video in Nexus 6P. sad that the next event on Oct. 4 won't mention Nexus lines, but I'm looking forward to pixel phone and what it offers.
The reason I didn't get it and went with a high-end Windows Mobile phone at the time was the 320x480 resolution. The industry had largely moved to 640x480 or even 800x480 by 2008/09, so that sub-VGA resolution was unacceptable to me. Android was also brand new, so that seemed like an additional risk. In retrospect, I wish I'd gotten it. The Galaxy Nexus was my first Android phone and I loved it, it had a 1280x720 screen which was amazing for the time.
I missed out on the G1 and the HTC Magic after it, but I did manage to buy a brand new HTC Hero though. It blew my mind, I loved it to bits - I've been hooked on Android ever since!
Seems like every time google has made a significant change in the mobile department, they have chosen HTC to create the device. First the G1, then the Nexus one, and now they contracted HTC to build the Pixl for them.
I remember walking in to my T Mobile store to get the G1 day one. Felt like I was holding the future in the palm of my hand. great video! brought back all the feels.
the future in the *palm* of your hand you say? 😂
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dang you hold old?
Same! I thought android was the future. And it was way better value than an iphone. Plus that awesome keyboard to text on.
@@Okatoguruiwhat about now lmao
I was still rocking the t•mobile sidekick when this phone was out. man I miss the sidekick
David Soto me too man.
they should have stuck with their danger o.s. And had play store capabilities such as Windows phones. sidekicks were badass. I miss the LX
Same here. My sidekick actually broke and tmobile replaced it with the g1 for free because it was still under warranty.
Same!!! I had and loved my Sidekick LX. But, between The IPhone and G1, The G1 immediately caught my eye.
Me too, great phone, it was certainly better than everything else that was out and was way ahead of its time. Mine was the Sidekick 3.
What phone do you guys want to see next? I'm thinking Palm Pre.
Yes! Please look at the Pre next!
TechnoBuffalo the side kick
cool. do it!
nook hd+
Motorola Droid.
The G1 was amazing. I still remember that phone til this day lol. I always had sidekicks, so switching from the sidekick to the g1 was an easy transition. Felt like a sidekick for adults.
I still have this phone and it works perfectly fine!
+Manuel Guzmán I was surprised how well it still works.
TechnoBuffalo yup, this phone was a beast back in the day.
Thanks for the reply btw.
What android version is it running?
I have a sony Xperia X10 Mini Pro
It is running Android 2.1.
Manuel Guzmán I also have the G1 but mine is running android 1.6
Oh the feels :')
This was my first ever phone. Owned it for over three years before upgrading to a Galaxy S2. This video brought about some serious nostalgia for me. And hey, it didn't have a headphone jack either so still on par with today's flagships ;-)
I was working as a Regional Manager for T-Mobile at the time this phone came out. I was the first person in Florida to have this phone. I got it a month before it was officially released. At the time it SMASHED iPhone capabilities and was so easy to sell to people. The trackball was actually taken from the Sidekick lineup of phones.
I'm going to go ahead and say Verizon/Motorola had the biggest impact on Androids success. Samsung second and HTC third. Those Droid does commercials by Verizon were incredible. And then Samsung came and knocked it out with the Galaxy line.
***** But Samsung saturated the consumers with devices. Though they were slow, clunky and cheap looking, they definitely helped with the popularity of Android.
And it's that outlook of putting out only high end handsets that has served HTC so poorly. I love HTC phones, but since the Sensation 4G I use Notes because of the stylus and Samsung because their screens. I would have to have no other option before I turn to Verizon for service, so Droids were mostly not an option for me.
i love my motorola g4 play
HTC = android
HTC Released the very first Android device though. They were the ones that took the chance of releasing a phone with an under developed OS. Android Cupcake was the first major update because Android Alpha & Beta were in house, and the software that was released was only considered a "Release Candidate", which is why RC29 was the first public version of the platform.. Then HTC was responsible for the sexiest OEM Android skin to date, debuted with the HTC Hero. The first phones used the Sapphire 32A chipset, while the Hero used a 32B. HTC pioneered the whole thing. T-Mobile & HTC should be first on the list
This was my second phone after the Razr. This is still my favorite phone of all time!! I miss this piece of magic
I still got my HTC G1. I still really love it.
The port wasn't proprietary - it accepted and worked with mini USB cables and connectors. It was shaped differently because you could also get analog audio out of the port (admittedly a proprietary feature) but it worked completely with mini USB.
2008 I was 18 bought this phone , if they bringing back I'll buy it.
I still miss having a physical keyboard 😭
I'm kind of liking this series of revisiting old mobile phones
Great work TechnoBuffalo
am I the only one who still loves physical keyboards on phones
probably
yup
GoldenEagle949 no!
No, I love physical keyboards. Rocking a Blackberry Passport and I love it. Having a physical keyboard makes it feel like I'm doing more with my phone. I don't know if you know what I mean.
No, I love physical keyboards. Rocking a Blackberry Passport and I love it. Having a physical keyboard makes it feel like I'm doing more with my phone. I don't know if you know what I mean.
I loved the G1, too, John! And mostly thanks to trace typing I don't miss the physical keyboard, but back in the day the G1's was the best. I had friends who were big Sidekick fans, but in addition to those being feature phones really, I thought the keyboard on the G1 was a dream come true. Thanks for the stroll down (Android) memory lane!
Currently commenting on my brand new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. To think the humble Dream made this phone possible is absolutely wild
Still got mine, I loved it, I remember it upgrading automatically from Android 1.5 to 1.6.
I still have the g1 and it still works.
I wish HTC or Google would revise the G1 i still love the G1, still have it. If it just had modern specs and features i would never want another phone.
I just said the samething. I would so buy it if it was released
So many ppl would!!
I was so excited when they released the g2! It was definitely an evolution from this phone
Henry. But it didn't have a slide out thats why I didn't get it
it did! it was basically a slimmer version of the g1 with a cool sliding mechanism with a keyboard!
My first smart phone ever bought
that was my first Android phone n now I'm rocking the Nexus 6P..... #progression
How has the 6p aged?
My 6P is about a year old and it runs like the day I got it. Only thing I cracked my screen and I like the phone to the point if the new Pixel phone is not what I'm looking for I'll buy the Nexus 6P again.
Great actually, it doesn't lag or freeze and since it's stock Android ram management is not an issue like Samsung phones
I have actually seen the pixel phones this weekend from a developer friend and imo the 6P looks better n runs as smooth. I'm planning to make a video once it's released so I don't get trouble, lol
Cool. I was thinking about getting the 6P, since the Pixel will be out soon dn the price will drop.
Loving these old skool phone videos. I remember watching ur unboxing back in the day. Lmao how things have changed
+Javier Prado geeks like an eternity man.
Hope u guys continue this series cuz it's always funny when u acknowledge ur old reviews in stuff. 👌👌👌
I remember watching "Attack of the Show" on G4 and Kevin was like, if you want an easy to use phone, get the iPhone. If you're a hacker/tinkerer, get the G1. I got the G1 a few weeks later and I've been die-hard Android ever since. :-D
Man the HTC Dream.... seems like an eternity lol. Wow that brought back some memories. Thanks for this vid. It was the beginning of what a lot people take for granted now a days. Man your review video of the G1 lol..... those were the days.
My dad had this phone back in the day and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! The touchscreen, the rolling ball, and the sliding keyboard... I either wanted that or a sidekick! Now I see everything it lacks and it's bulk. Crazy to see how far phones and technology has come so quickly!
I totally feel you . There was no I phone just the G1
haha good times! I had the G1 right when it came out and I can remember checking the market every day to see what new apps were released... There were so few that I could keep track of all the apps.
My introduction to Android was Moto Droid 2, and man does that hold a special place in my heart. It was such a good experience, but Android still had a few glitchy bugs back then. It didn't take long for it to eventually suffer from being quickly out of date from lack of updates, adding even more performance issues, but it was still a wonderful experience in its prime. I am a big Apple fan, but I appreciate both OS and like to keep up on what each is doing by switching back and forth.
That very satisfying click as the screen opened up to reveal the keyboard!!!
Loved mine. pre-ordered and all. Proud to be in the first group to give this platform it's shape.
what a throwback haha.. miss those days
I want my G1's physical keyboard back!!!
This was my first smart phone. At the time, my wife got the iPhone 3G. Her phone was so much better than my G1, and the Apple App Store was full of functional quality apps. I was blown away at the time. I got rid of my G1 and got the iPhone and never looked back.
This was my first smartphone before moving on to various other Android phones and iPhones. I still love that physical keyboard on it. I held on to it and used it a few years after the fact while all my friends were showing up to school with their sleek new iPhones and larger screen HTC's. I used it till the original battery started falling off the wagon, probably around 2009 or 2010. Still got some kick ass photos I took on it from the school days on an SD card in a box somewhere. Good times.
love how hey blazed over the fact that there was no headphone jack on this thing. it had a proprietary port just like the iphone 7 does now and you needed and adapter to use headphones
My first loves and intro into the tech world! The g1 and the iPhone
Its 2016 and i really want to buy this.
Nice retrospective. Makes one appreciate how far tech has come in a relatively short period.
My first was the Motorola Cliq. I loved that phone and was heartbroken when it got old enough that many functions/apps just stopped working.
watching it in my android 14 phone now
that's why it pisses me off when people talk shit on HTC. they're the sole reason the mobile device market is where it is today...
i wouldnt say the device market but android market sure. i mean they were the first ones to try out android before samsung and LG were even willing to use android.
taz874 you have to admit though that most OEMs have copied or have taken some serious notes from HTCs design language no doubt...
you mean apple is the sole reason the mobile device market is where is today. have you watched the video? without apple idea of iphone this htc would look like another blackberry..
Its actually due to both operating systems and multiple companies. Without market competition we would likely be 10-15 years in the past
Grac Jack i wouldnt say apple is the sole reason. yes they have had a huge influence and arguibly the biggest but android has played its part as well. think about it if apple never had competition then they wouldnt have had to do that much really and same goes for android. competition has also caused smartphones to rapidly advance
I bought this phone back in 2008 and I was in LOVE with it!
This was my first love with Android! I'm so glad to be one of the people who experienced the launch of Android with this phone.
I had it and got rid of it after maybe a month? Why, might you ask? No headphone jack. And it wasn't a proprietary port. It was just a mini usb port. Also, T-Mobile didn't have 3G in my area for a LOOOONG time, so fast data was useless to me, and I just kept it on 2G to save battery. I went back to blackberry.
A good old friend of my family his daughter helped in the T-MOBILE G1 project.
I was so fascinated that I could actually watch _real_ RUclips videos on a mobile device when I had a G1 lol
I still remember holding very first android phone. Wasn't available in Australia so got that from ebay and used it for long time and that was the best HTC i have ever used ... i wish it make it come back again with new features.
I didn't have a G1 because I was only 3 or 4 but my mom had it and I used it all the time SO IT LITRELLY WAS IN BABY PICTURES I have been using Android and am loyal to it since I was born from my first tablet to my first smartphone to my current smartphone (ONEPLUS 6)
apparently the Htc Sooner was planned to release at the same time as the G1, it wasn't rushed they were developing it before too. according to SnazzyLabs.
I remember when I got my hands on one of these, pretty much why I have stuck with HTC ever since. Now I love my overly underrated HTC m9. HTC phones are amazing!!
My first Android device, this brings back memories
Oh, the nostalgia! I remember this phone! Great review Jon!
I LOVED this phone. It was my first smartphone. Idk what it was at the time but I wanted this so bad over an iphone. Fell in LOVE. Unfortunately it didn't last too long. Got so slow and the battery crapped on me. I remember like "hacking into it" and reset it and used it for a couple more months. THEN I got so excited when they announced the G2! I used to get so many compliments on it. It was so sleek and awesome. I skipped the Galaxy Nexus for some reason but then I got the Nexus 4, then the 5, skipped the 6 because the 5 was in mint condition for all two years and now I'm rocking the 6p!
Project dream was being developed simultaneously with the one with the keyboard... It was common practice in the days of windows mobile and Blackberry to release a full screen device and a device with a keyboard at the same time.
definitely the tmobile sidekick series
I still bring out my G1 every once in a while to reminisce... I loved that phone.
Literally remember having the first one in the bx had the whole park going crazy
Brings back a lot of great memories.
Got this Phone my Freshman year of high school...this made people start going back to larger phones
You should do one on the Moto Droid...the phone that truly put android on the map
+Jay Marks coming soon!
TechnoBuffalo 👍🏾
I used to go on a chat app on this phone, which I think was called "cupcake". It was basically just me and a bunch of other teens talking about what was trendy at the time, I don't know, Soulja Boy or T-Pain or something. Well, every once in a while, me and some of the more "urban" teens would participate in roast sessions. This was before every kid knew what roast sessions were because even though hip hop was mainstream at the time, mainly ethnic kids listened to it, but I digress. Those roast sessions bring back good memories.
My first Android phone was the HTC HD2.. thats another Classic!!
If they made a updated version of this just for a limited run. I would so buy it. G1 will always be my favorite phone ever.
Do a video on the Motorola Droid. I loved that phone.
+Jason Hatherlee definitely on the short list.
TechnoBuffalo name of the song in the background please
Yeah the HTC one was the first android
i remember being like 12 and wanting the g1 and the htc mytouch3g (magic). back then phone designers had so much more freedom and imagination. every phone looked unique and magical. nowadays everything is more refined and less experimental. i have so much nostalgia for those days lol
lil Easter egg in your video. You can see Michelangelo from tmnt next to the giant android. the G1 holds a very special spot in my heart to.
I remember when it frist came out I got one for my wife, and I got my self a blackberry. As soon as I saw what the G1 was able to do I went back and turn in my blackberry for a G1 and I have been a Android fan ever since and I still have my G1 and stored away till this day still works
This phone was awesome. Everytime my phone rang the bird loop ringtone would play and me and my friend would crack up everytime cause of how funky it sounded
How do you turn this phone on?
I had one of these and traded it for a sidekick, I was a dumb teenager...
I remember having this phone. It was a solid device and was simple w what it did... I still have it
coming from a current note 4 user and about to be a S8 user, ive come to pay my respects, to the one that started it all :)
the best phone of its time
Miss that phone, that was my first android phone got it when it first came out, been a android fan ever since
OMG I just love phones with slides like this one and sidekick
I remember that phone. I had it for a long time. I find it fun to look back at what once was. Not that I would give up my galxey s7. Bu5, still. those were the days.
I was 8 years old when the T-Mobile G1 came out. I didn't get my first smartphone until i was 14.
I got a t mobile ad before watching, how ironic.
Yup, this was my first Android phone. Thought it was the coolest thing.
Google didn't change direction as a result of the iPhone. Developers actually there at the time have come out and said the Atlantic article was incorrect: they were working on Sooner - an existing HTC design, and Dream - a new design at the same time so that Android could work on a lot of different hardware. Both Sooner and Dream run basically the same thing, adapted to different layouts and screen sizes, you know, how Android was always meant for. They had made the decision to not actually ship Sooner long before the iPhone was announced, but because its hardware was finished first, being an existing HTC hardware design, early Android videos featured it.
here is the source: www.osnews.com/permalink?517243
Still got mine, used it for 2 years and my daughter got it for school, then I bought the 1st Samsung galaxy S. But the G1 was a great phone.
This was my first android phone... loved it
I have my old G1 as well! Though I need to get a new battery for it. The nostalgic part of it is neat and would like to just have it up and running again.
honestly amazing to see how far android has come over the years when you compare modern day androids like the gaalxy s7 edge to the G1. its also amazing how back then android just couldnt compete with iphone and these days android phones can easily compete with an iphone.
Most importantly, if i recall right he forgot to mention and please correct me if i am wrong but the G1 didn't had a headphone jack at the time. and now days this is such a big deal...
I love my G1. I still have it and it runs like a champ with gingerbread.
Custom Rom that is
Best keyboard of any phone I've ever had. Used it to write college papers when my desktop died.
im sixteen & this was my first phone (other than using a flip phone every now & then to make a couple calls to family) but it was my first phone to carry around when i was 6. my dad gave it to me once he and my mom upgraded. that phone did me good until i was 11
never had a chance to get this beauty since I had no pocket money. now that I have job, I got my first phone, which was Nexus 4, and i fell in love with it.
now I'm watching this video in Nexus 6P.
sad that the next event on Oct. 4 won't mention Nexus lines, but I'm looking forward to pixel phone and what it offers.
Fun Fact: Android (When under Andy Rubin) Was an OS initially developed for Cameras.
The reason I didn't get it and went with a high-end Windows Mobile phone at the time was the 320x480 resolution. The industry had largely moved to 640x480 or even 800x480 by 2008/09, so that sub-VGA resolution was unacceptable to me. Android was also brand new, so that seemed like an additional risk. In retrospect, I wish I'd gotten it. The Galaxy Nexus was my first Android phone and I loved it, it had a 1280x720 screen which was amazing for the time.
a trip down memory lane!
The G1 was my first smartphone. Probably still have it in a box somewhere...
I missed out on the G1 and the HTC Magic after it, but I did manage to buy a brand new HTC Hero though. It blew my mind, I loved it to bits - I've been hooked on Android ever since!
I loved my Droid Eris (Verizon version of hero) but it was pretty slow at times.
Seems like every time google has made a significant change in the mobile department, they have chosen HTC to create the device. First the G1, then the Nexus one, and now they contracted HTC to build the Pixl for them.
i miss the G1, i want a new G1 with all the new tech of today...the G1 is the best phone i've ever owned and i've owned many many many phones
You should do a review on the 1st finger freindly full screen touch phone. The HTC Touch. It came out before the iPhone.
I remember getting this phone back in 7th grade and loved it