Google Phone Review #1

So now that I've had my google phone for a while I'll do a little review on it. First of all just so everyone knows the google phone (G1) is a new for T-mobile. Like I've been telling everyone it's like the apple touch had a baby with a side kick. It has the full touch screen and the full qwerty. Also keep in mind that I'm only talking about things I've noticed. If you have more detail about something I'm talking about then please leave a msg for me and I'll come back and add that info in. Credit going to you of course.

I love the way this thing opens up. It kinda swivels out and it doesn't feel loose or anything. When I was considering getting a side kick that was one of my concerns. I had gone in and when I slid or 'twisted' it open it felt really loose like if you were to drop it open you could break it. And I actually have dropped my G1 (close to the ground though) while it was open and it's still working great.

The full qwerty is really nice. I can't really compare it to a side kick. The only thing I don't like is how close the send button is to the delete button. I'm always sending things before I finish typing them. A lot of people, like everyone I've talked to or have seen really don't like the chin on this phone. I don't hate it but I also don't love it. It's great for if you're watching something on there or showing someone else something on it. The size doesn't actually bother me much when I'm typing. And if you're a friend (most likely) you know I have really small hands and short fingers. I can comfortable type with my thumbs on the home keys. Though it is faster if I use my left hand for the normal left home keys plus the right extension home keys. I will admit though that for the size of the chin that they could have added 2 more buttons, like a speaker one (don't like having to go through a menu to get to it)

Before I talk about other things I'll just say the 2 things that really frustrate me. First off, for some reason when I go to save something like a pic it will tell me to insert SD card first... Well I hate to tell you but I've never once fully taken my SD card. When this happens I have to click it out and lock it in place again. And sometimes I'll take a pic, save it on there then when I go to take another and save it I'll get that msg. I'm not sure if it's my SD card or what. It's the one it came with.... then again that would explain it XD Also, now this is what really tweaks me, I can't connect it to my computer. It works fine with the upstairs family comp. Now I now a lot of people have been having this problem. Many think (not sure if its actually true or not) that its cuz it won't work with a usb plug in thats older than a 2.0, which mine is. And I don't see how that could be since all my other new tech stuff works just fine with it. But Yeah I've done everything. I've restarted my comp, phone, emailed reviewers, checked forums, I even tried plugging the usb cord only like %80 of the way in. Guess that worked for some people, but not me. So now I have to put my songs, pics and all that jazz onto my flash drive and dl them onto the family comp and then upload them to my phone. May not seem like a lot to some but trust me, it really is.

But what else. I don't have a problem with the internet speed or even getting a connection. Though I can't wait to be able to put Flash on there (not yet possible) I'd give the applications a B-. I'll talk a bit about my favs. My fav apps. right now are 'weather bug', 'night clock', and 'compare everywhere.' So for a while I did have 'the weather channel' but did not like it at all. I like being able to see the weather forecast like you would on the news, which is what the 'weather bug' can do. It just give really great detail and you can even see a pic of your local area. 'Night clock' Is just as it sounds. It's so that instead of it 'going to sleep' or whatever you get the time, and that covers your full screen land scape view. I really like this for at night I can just glance at it to see what time it is (to much work to look at my actual clock) and you can change the color of the numbers, brightness, and even set an alarm through it. I really have heard nothing but good reviews about it. The other one I've been using a lot lately cuz of Christmas and all is 'compare everywhere.' I like that you can scan a barcode or punch in what it is and it will look up different stores that have it and list their prices. When you do that you can then add it to a list, even comes with a pic, and send it to ppl or just check things off yourself as you get them and such. But there are 2 things I don't like about it. One is that it can take a while just for the camcam to read the barcode. The other part I really don't like is that it doesn't have info for a lot of things. Half the things I tried scanning showed up as no data. Keep in mind though that it was candy boxes, but I hear a lot of people agree. Other than that app. wise right now I'm comparing 'bender' and 'glance.' So far I"m liking 'bender' more. Oh and the 'pop pop popcorn' game is really fun, also like 'bublewrap' but it needs better sound. And I wish people would stop comparing the strop light with the flash light. They're meant to do two completely different things.

But for now thats all I can think of. I'll post another G1 review latter, maybe even a vid one. But yeah you have any comments, info, or tips and tricks please share. And sorry for the supper long post.