Call it an announcement of an announcement, if you will -- not quite as detailed as we'd like, but it's one small morsel of information on the long road to the US' second Android handset. Perhaps in response to the
Wall Street Journal's
suggestion that T-Mobile would be releasing details on its next Android phone next week, a company spokesperson has said just that: "Next week, T-Mobile will share more details about its next Android-powered phone, the follow-on device to the T-Mobile G1 with Google." No mention is made of what that phone will be, but the odds-on favorite has to be the
myTouch 3G, seeing how it's already launched in the form of the Google
Ion -- it just needs a T-Mobile logo,
some packaging, maybe a gently tweaked firmware, and it's ready to rock.
posted Jun 18th 2009 12:49AM
I'm more excited about the rest of the EIGHTEEN Android phones we're supposed to see this year.
At least there's no chin.
WinMo7 FtW
aw, no.
Aw, yeah!
Not as much of one, anyway...
Microsoft has some serious competition this time around :P - Cant wait for WinMo7 :)
Meanwhile, WebOS FTW!
wait lol are you joking? windows mobile ftw?? windows mobile might be the worst os ever
Well, let's see, neither you nor me know anything about WinMo7, but seeing the work MS has done with Win7, I have high hopes for WinMo7 while you are judging a future OS based on the capabilities and limitations of the present version.
I might pick this up until xmas time when the beast android phones will drop. I am hoping to see 3.5 inch screen
VGA
AMOLED
longer battery life
more RAM
faster processor
All in time for xmas. I hope my dream comes true. But if not there is always that Huawei phone.
I will buy the first phone that:
- Runs Android with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
- Has Tegra inside
- Has a Qwerty
- Has a VGA or WVGA screen resolution
Unfortunately, regardless of AMOLED, OLED...etc. But I would love to have an AMOLED screen on my phone.
Yeah, i want that phone, its the only android phone that actually looks like a "smart Phone" other than the galaxy.
I just hope that they address the small font issue in messaging & email. This font is so small I get eye strain very quickly. I really hope that someone comes out with a larger 3.5" screen, better fonts & a zoom feature that's usable across the entire OS. My G1 Android is my preferred phone but due to the readability issues with the small fonts I've been forced to go back to an iPhone 3G I also own. Sad but True..
Ok I am not trolling , but why do people have such a hard-on for android devices? isn't it an unproven platform?
Is it solely because it is "open" I am just curious as I have not found the info or screen shots that are available very compelling.
Because WinMo is a POS, the iPhone is over priced and totally inflexible, and the rest of the phone operating systems are manufacturer specific, thus limiting choice.
Android isn't locked to a specific manufacturer or carrier, it's open, backed by Google, and there have been some really good aplications developed for Android.
That said, I do think that Android currently looks a lot like Windows 95.... when are the revamped UI's going to come out?
What phone do YOU have?
Me ? until I dropped it and smashed the screen recently, -- HTC Hermes with a custom cooked ROM.
I never saw what people found bad about WM. My phone never crashed or froze and I could do what ever I wanted with it no restrictions, lots of free apps, expansion slot etc
I've been looking for a new phone now for a couple of weeks.
Luis, if you've used OS X for iPhone or Android you'd realize that those OSes are of a totally different generation from Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile is from a different era of styluses, resistive touchscreens, light and feature-poor browsers, and touch-unfriendly UI designs. iPhone OS X and Android (and most likely webOS, though I've never used it) are completely different in terms of their designs and capabilities. Until Microsoft releases WM7 (even WM6.5 is not up to date with those other OSes) there's no reason to get a WM phone if you want what the most advanced mobile operating systems have to offer. Handset manufacturers have tried to bridge the gap where Microsoft hasn't been able to, such as HTC with TouchFlo 3D. But why settle with a skinning application when you can have a fully modern OS.
I've been using this phone in the UK for a few weeks now and I'd now say i'm happy with the Android OS. I wouldnt say its unproven now as there are plenty apps for it. Its also pretty stable (its not crashed on me yet, but i'm not playing with root mode) and I rather like the looks.
One of the great things about it is that if you dont like the way part of the OS works (i wasnt overly keen on the texting) you can download a replacement if someone has made one from the market. I downloaded a app called handcent sms. It replaces the origin texting service (the only one is still there though) with a more feature rich good looking version. I'm not sure that any other phone OS out there lets you replace things like that (with out jailbreaking or whatnot)
It's cause it's backed by Google.
everything Google does turns to Gold
like youtube? LOL! =)
Give me battery life thats better than my Curve, (which is insane haha 2 weeks standby mothafucka) and maybe Ill switch to Tmo.
Blogged this morning
http://appmodo.com/885/t-mobile-to-release-android-g2-phone-next-week/
All this android talk and only 1 phone , almost 2 so far to show for it. Whats the hold up?
production times. Believe it or not, making the phones actually takes a long time.
Production times, believe it or not making phones takes a long time.
Hell yeah!
Although, an announcement about an announcement is lame,
it makes me uber happy!
I just hope it's free on contract as on Vodafone.
Haha, if only...
psssh hewl naww man
cant wait to buy this stud when it first comes out. broke my g1 so cant wait for this guy right here. looks much sexier than the iphone too because its smaller, sleeker, etc.
They're going to surprise everyone and announce the i7500.
http://www.engadget.com/tag/i7500
i will crap myself if the i7500 comes out this soon. i actually have money to buy one HOOOOO!
I'm worried that it will be fall before we see it. T-Mo can't have the Mytouch and the i7500 going head to head with each other right off the bat.
It's too bad because the Samsung is better in every way.
I'm really excited about this. Future technology of phones is getting better and better
Can't wait for various of Android phones to come out.
Did anybody ever confirm if it was sporting a 5MP cam? I know megapixels don't mean blah blah blah but I'm just wondering. I want to know that somewhere somebody out there cares for high end Android phones and this phone could maybe start that process? One can dream right?
Isn't this the same as the HTC magic, already released in the UK?
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-magic
Surely the specs etc are known already? Did I miss something?
Yeah, but there was a t-mobile fcc pic with a 5 megapixel camera. Plus its taking them how many more months to release it over here? I guess it's just hope haha.
Buttons maybe different shape--hence a slightly different (upgraded?) version of the Magic. It maybe more like the Rogers version.
They likely did some changes in there since there needs to be 2 SKUs for the EU and US version as Tmo has different cell-frequencies for 3G.
5 MP cam? Is it confirmed or no?
I can't wait for the Samsung Galaxy i7500 to drop. HTC doesn't do it for me!
Why is this so exciting, it's just a T-mobile branded HTC Magic right?
The above pictures are of MY phone that i have been using for about a week....funny i keep thinking Engadget will contact me about a review but oh well...
My only complaint is the screen area is smaller than the iphone...not a big deal but that little bit of real estate I am missing.
I'm using the Magic at the moment. It's brilliant. Apart from the battery life - which is dreadful.
Android is nothing short of brilliant.
I don't understand why they couldn't call this the G2.
Android offer 3 levels of licensing. Tmo is likely going the same direction as HTC/Rogers and modifying Android to their likenings--Similar to the way HTC modified WinMo and created touchflo. Getting off the G=google device name would help.
I don't like how Android devices (HTC) are having an identity crisis. In the rest of the world, including Canada, the "T-Mobile G1" is known as the HTC Dream. In the rest of the world, including Canada, the HTC Magic is known as either the "Google Ion" or the "T-Mobile myTouch 3G". Very unnecessary and it confuses consumers.