Comments on: How’s the Google G1 Android Phone?

By: G1 Google Android Phone Review | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:59:35 +0000

[...] After a week of playing with Google and HTC’s new Android phone, I can say that there’s a huge promise with the platform. See unboxing photos here and specs here. [...]

By: Nel S.

Nel S. — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:21:49 +0000

Will the T-mobile G1 phone work in the philippines? Do they have unlocked version of the G1?

By: JC John SESE-Cuneta

JC John SESE-Cuneta — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:14:03 +0000

I will wait for a Motorola Android Phone Then I’ll mess it up :p I love tinkering with my phones and so far, only Motorola gives that flexibility.

By: LG Prada II gets qwerty | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:06:10 +0000

[...] of a full touch-screen and full qwerty keyboard makes this one comparatively close to the Google G1 Android phone [...]

By: yuga

yuga — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:42:17 +0000

@dan - it is based on contract-free prices of HTC phones in the Philippines:

HTC Touch Dual: Php36,000
HTC Touch Diamond: Php42,000
HTC Touch Pro: Php50,800

By: dan

dan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:32:33 +0000

kindly explain where you based the high prices. in the phones official website, the phone’s price is $179.9. converted to PhP, that’s just roughly P8,000.

By: natalie1981

natalie1981 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:32:31 +0000

@ Matt. Amen to that. If you add the Samsung Omnia to Yuga’s comparison, it’s only about 30k for the 8GB version, way cheaper and MORE powerful than any HTC device in my opinion. And that’s a lot coming from someone who’s been using HTC devices (around five of them).

I don’t think it’s the G1 phone that will be keeping me away from my Omnia.

By: kouji

kouji — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:24:04 +0000

looks pretty good. am concerned for the price though. i do like that it has that keyboard.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:02:32 +0000

IMHO..this is great news for many as it gives a proper choice for consumers like myself. The downside is the price. HTC is a great hardware manufacturer, what I don’t understand from the local distributor is why they had to overprice their products (my opinion). I’m really not a big fan of the iPhone 2G/3G..aside from the hype..there is really nothing much on it. Dont get me wrong..I love apple..I own a macbook myself but for other manufacturers wanting to ride on with the iPhone’s popularity wave end up possibly hurting their products. When the HTC diamond was announced…I was damn excited to get…but the mucho expensive price tag pushed me to purchase a Samsung Omnia instead. And trust me..the Omnia kicks both the iPhone & diamond’s arse! And looking at this T-Mo/Google Android..i’ll be sticking with my Omnia for quite a while.

By: TechNewsBriefs.com

TechNewsBriefs.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:09:30 +0000

Looks a lot clunkier than the highly streamlined iPhone, but in terms of the number of features I think the G1 beats the iPhone.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:33:47 +0000

I wonder why T-Mo actually went on with this design. It’s going to eat up their SideKick revenues.

By: ShareMyWeb.com

ShareMyWeb.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:05 +0000

Google does it again. Am sure hoping this would be a start of a new branch of Google Telco.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:21:18 +0000

@yuga

oops that became a long reply … the short answer is ..

Yes, a Phone with Android should have at least edge or something near 3G speeds to fully utilize the potential of the OS.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:15:06 +0000

@yuga

Well, I’m not so sure about the business side behind Android being based on search but there are rumors going around that the Android OS is actually not a “phone-only” OS. Next year it could possibly be found installed in other consumer electronics, maybe even appliances.

If you remember a couple of years back, there were rumors that Google was developing their own operating system on the PC. But it turns out the OS that they were actually after is the entire WEB. The “Cloud OS”. With the launch of Google Chrome it just goes to show how much Google needs the web to be so much faster and stable because all of its applications are located on the web. All it needs is a good browser and you are instantly using their “OS”. With the inception of the Android they basically targeted every single device out there, not just PCs and phones.

Taken all this into account, the possible business models that can be derived from this can boggle the mind.

By: yuga

yuga — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:55:29 +0000

@Dusty - but considering that the business model behind Android is to push search on the mobile phone, the device must be at least 3G-capable right?

By: Dusty

Dusty — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:52:06 +0000

This is a phone that will mostly appeal to developers and not much of the consumers, not yet anyway. The highlight of this device is not the hardware but rather the Operating System which is the first of its kind and the first of many more to come.

The 2nd generation android phones are the ones that the regular consumers should be excited about. Not only will they be more intuitive but probably also cheaper. Not to mention the quality of applications that will be available by that time.

By: Beau Rudd

Beau Rudd — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:00:31 +0000

I think that its going to be a great phone,I really love my blackberry but I’m sure that this phone is going to be a major connection to google. etc google maps, gmail, images the list goes on and on

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:30:21 +0000

Is this even appropriate in the Philippine environment? i mean, are the features well supported here? 3G browsing IS a problem already. I can think of any reason to even consider buying this at the moment. Although the features are nice. I don’t think the Philippines is ready for this.