G1 Google Android Phone: software good, hardware underwhelms

When looking at all the reviews of the G1, the Google Android phone, most of them come to the same conclusion, the phone has good software but is letdown by the hardware. So how can the G1 expect to compete with the Apple iPhone 3G, who have got both of these areas covered.

The G1 is the first handset to run on the Google Android software, and T-Mobile is all set to launch the phone on October 22. If you are one of those users who can forget about the hardware’s shortcomings then the software will do more to make up for the disappointment. The Google software might just do enough to persuade iPhone users to switch to the G1.

You must be getting tired of the G1 being compared to the Apple iPhone 3G, but as that is the hottest phone on the market, it is inevitable. Both have their good and bad points, the screen on the iPhone are superior to that of the G1, whereas the use of a real keyboard is a plus for the G1.

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