1.5 million T-Mobile G1s already pre-ordered
By Darren Murph 
posted October 12th 2008 1:26AM
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Glad to hear it. It sounds like this phone will take off FAR quicker than anyone even expected. I even have to admit that I'm surprised how many have sold considering it isn't even released.
That's awesome news.
We also haven't gotten to the holiday shopping season yet, so the numbers should keep going up.
Well, I've put my name down for one of these and can't wait for them to arrive in UK next month...
yea..
How long did it take apple again? 8 months? lol..
it get's prettier and prettier every time i look at it. now if only i hadn't switched from tmobile to vzw.
g-d's toying with me.
Am an android fan but...1.5 million orders of ugly beta phone?
How fast are they selling? Try this on. On Monday T-mobile released 5000 units to employees to dry run the Shipping system. These were new orders, not pre-orders and by the time I got to my lunch to order mine, they were gone! That was 2 and a half hours after the company wide email was sent out. The first one delivered to my call center were on Wednesday! It usually takes ten days for those orders to get to us.
if only my contract needed a good ol renewal...
I really don't get why people won't buy new phones when they're under contract. They'll spend $500 - $2000 every year on a new laptop or desktop but $279 on something you use every day.... not unless my contract's up so I can save 80 bucks.
watch the phone get released and noone likes it....
you can still get $100 off
iPhone say whaaaaaaaat?
stfu. at least make the ' i ' comments funny dude.
anyways i wanted to say FIRST but its too damn late for that, so i suppose i should put my opinion on the topic.
The phone is a much better suited to older people/business people phone than the Iphone, it has potential. The Xperia is a real young people 16 - 25 type i reckon..
/opinion.
I'd bet quite a lot of these are people who are too stubborn to get an iPhone.
The Apple fanboys don't really make the product very appealing.
@KarlW
That's kind of true for me. If it wasn't for the Apple logo, I probably would have gotten an iPhone by now, but the Apple fanboys really turned me off to it (that and I expected all the kinks to be worked out by 2nd gen but turns out the 2nd gen was worst than the 1st gen, so if I getting an iPhone probably it will be 3rd gen if that one is better).
@KarlW
My sentiments exactly, in fact this would apply to the entire Apple product line.
Jake & --------
You guys don't have a mind of your own? Did you ever think about trying out a product yourselves & not letting a fanboys' wet dream influence your buying decisions? You might be surprised at what you will find if you make your own decision.
This could go both ways. Imagine 1.5 million dissatisfied and angry users if something totally blows about the G1 that they didn't know about till they actually got it in their hands. The backlash could be devastating. As someone who hopes that Android will do great, I'm happy and worried at the same time.
Well... considering T-Mobile has a 30 day return policy on their phones, those 1.5 million people will just return the phones and it won't hurt them. Granted that would devastate t-mobile, google, and HTC, but that's all the more reason why they won't let something like that happen.
I agree. I really hope they can make this OS great to kill off the crap that is Windows mobile. However, they really need to work on optimizing the web browser. No one has been able to emulate the smoothness and responsiveness of iPhone's Safari when panning and zooming a web page, nor have they been able to duplicate the intuitive double-tap zoom feature. If Google can get Chrome working like Safari, I'd look at Android a lot more seriously..
"emulate the smoothness and responsiveness of iPhone's Safari when panning and zooming a web page, nor have they been able to duplicate the intuitive double-tap zoom feature."
Unless you're counting Opera, that is. Admittedly it's about 5% less smooth on the Touch Diamond, but it's pretty good, and it double tap zooms.
"If Google can get Chrome working like Safari, I'd look at Android a lot more seriously"
From what I hear, Chrome is better than Safari, but how is that at all relevant to Android?
Ever tried Netfront or Skyfire? Two winmo browsers which really up the game
Netfront for the smoothness
Skyfire for the full featured browsing.
Opera always seemed to have a problem finding text boxes for me, and I always felt it was inferior to the others
Good to see that not all people go after just the pretty face!
I think it just goes to show that Google has absolutely mind-boggling brand power right now. Arguably on par with Apple. For a company that's not released a single hardware product, that's just amazing. But Android better deliver or this could all come to a sudden halt....
Geez...
it's the Tegra processor chipset... guys it's been shown at MWC in February this year.
It's basically a high-performance GPU+CPU with ultra low-power consumption, capable of playing up to 10 hours of 720pi HD video.... yes it can.
It's the revolutionary chipset NVidia crancked out. Till now, it's designed for Windows CE (6, and 7 to come) usage, but Nvidia isn't excluding other OSes (e.g. Android), but it's just a diplomatic statement. NVidia have confirmed time and again that TEGRA is for WM.
It supports OpenGL ES 2.0, and as you see, seemless multitasking with high-end graphics is a no-big-deal for Tegra. Expect the first devices powered by Tegra to show up early next year.
@Tarex
I don't know if you posted in the wrong place or what.. but the G1 certainly doesn't have use a Tegra chipset..
No it's a wrong post... the one I was replying to was Low Ranked = Invisible in the new brilliant Engadget comment system.
Android having Tegra means someone needs to wake up asap.
@nikster, Google HAVE released hardware products in the past.
the google phone will maybe be the next best "winmo" replacement but that's it.
Sorry but this is the WinMo replacement:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/wow-hands-on-with-nvidia-tegra-prototype-device#more-4613
What is that OS exactly ? Is that some OS Nvidia whipped up? Because from what i understand the Tegra is a chip that could be used in any device.
That's not a phone though. It's an internet device. pretty neat though.. I bet it does Flash
At Holycow...
According to this site:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/handheld.html
They are a Windows Mobile Embeded Partner...conclude what you will.
TareX, the next WinMo replacement is a skinned WinMo? Amazing!
Geez...
it's the Tegra processor chipset... guys it's been shown at MWC in February this year.
It's basically a high-performance GPU+CPU with ultra low-power consumption, capable of playing up to 10 hours of 720pi HD video.... yes it can.
It's the revolutionary chipset NVidia crancked out. Till now, it's designed for Windows CE (6, and 7 to come) usage, but Nvidia isn't excluding other OSes (e.g. Android), but it's just a diplomatic statement. NVidia have confirmed time and again that TEGRA is for WM.
It supports OpenGL ES 2.0, and as you see, seemless multitasking with high-end graphics is a no-big-deal for Tegra. Expect the first devices powered by Tegra to show up early next year.
Konger and O rly, watch the video before making smartass comments. 1) It's a phone. 2) It's anything but a skinned WMo.
There's no device that is capable of even getting close to what Tegra is capable of. Watch the video on the site, first.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/wow-hands-on-with-nvidia-tegra-prototype-device#more-4613
I'd be buying a G1 too if I didn't just renew my contract. Maybe in a year or so I'll be getting the G1 or whatever the latest android model is.
you know you can get it without a contract...right?
I am no apple fanboy, but how does this 1.5 million compare to opening sales of the first iphone?
It's not just an apple dish, but the iPhone was a first gen piece of hardware with basically a first gen mobile OS. G1 and the Android is just about the same sort of concept, first gen hardware and software.
AT&T reported 146k activations on the first weekend of iPhone Sales.
Apple reported 270k of iPhone related sales in the first quarter of availability but this number includes accessories.
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q307data_sum.pdf (warning PDF) Note 6
Judging by this article on gizmodo.com, it took the 1st Gen iPhone almost 4 months to sell 1.5 million units. The G1 did it in less than 3 weeks (without the huge ad campaign).
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-unlocked/250000-unlocked-iphones-have-been-sold-313741.php
The G1 is just full of WIN. Just thinking about it makes me smile.
Dont all you iPhone owners get tired of updating? I mean, if you have to keep updating something, it means there is definitely something wrong with it. Just admit it.
@Kspraydad
Make sure you add an addendum about the fact that the iPhone was 500-600 dollars at launch and it was only sold in the US.
@ CB17
Is the G1 being sold anywhere besides the US? I don't believe it is.
@Jon
Yes T-Mobile isn't based in the US
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/whats-hot/t-mobile-g1/confirmed/
You make a great point, Adam. As a first generation device, it will be telling to see how well it is supported from all aspects; the carrier, the hardware support, and the software support will be crucial to integration into a user base. Apple and AT&T were well-known providers, but Android (and Google) is still under the radar for most people. I hope they hit this out of the park, because I appreciate having lots of viable systems to choose from.
I had faith in Helio, but now I'm a lost little lamb...
@ CB17,
T-Mobile US i based in the US. This may be seem like splitting hairs, but when it comes to 3G it means a world of difference as they use a completely different frequency than the rest of the US and Europe, so the distinction does matter.
@letstakeawalk
Ummm...did people compare the 1st gen iPhone sales to the 1st gen Windows Mobile phone sales? No, I don't think so. They compared (and continue to compare) the ongoing sales to each other.
@CB17
Keep in mind pre-order is only avaliable to existing US customers of T-mobile right now. You can't pre-order for UK yet. UK doesn't even have a launch date yet I believe.
@Bender
Well of course T-Mobile US is based in the US but, the company started with Dutsche Telecom who both them and T-Mobile UK (who was first). And they're BOTH getting the G1