First gPhone / Android Phone Launched

By admin at 28 September, 2008, 3:46 am

The most awaited Android Phone also called as gPhone viz. Google Phone has launched. HTC with T-Mobile has launche G1 the first gPhone that runs Android Operating system, which is potentially competitor of iPhone and Symbian has got a back stage in the race of mobile technologies.

The Android Operating system runs with a core Linux Kernel 2.6 and Android specific Dalvik JVM. Unlike iPhone, Android provides excellent flexibility to the programmer with an excellent SDK. Hence the user experience becomes more appealing.

This launch has started a net era in mobile computing. The Linux-Windows war has also reached the mobile sector.

The Specifications are as follows:

Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
Operating System Android
Memory
ROM: 256 MB
RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT) 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm
(4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
Weight 158 grams (5.57 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
Network HSDPA/WCDMA:

  • Europe: 2100 MHz
  • US:1700/2100 MHz
  • Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS GPS navigation capability with built-in GPS receiver and map software
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera 3.2 megapixel color camera with fixed focus
Audio Built-in microphone and speaker
Ring tone formats:

  • AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
  • 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1150 mAh

Talk time:

  • Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA
  • Up to 406 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

  • Up to 402 hours for WCDMA
  • Up to 319 hours for GSM

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features Digital Compass, Motion Sensor

Specification Source: HTC.com

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Comments
nobby October 5, 2008

This is truly fantastic news. Great guns Pedro.

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