Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: google, android, cellphone | Themes: Smartphones
Ulf Washbusch, a former Mobile Manager for Google, is not happy with the G1. Announced by T-Mobile several days ago, the G1 is the first phone to hit the market with Google’s Android operating system installed. Washbusch, who said Android was in the works even before he got hired out of Stanford over two and a half years ago, had little love in his heart for the G1’s hardware.
"The reason many people see the phone as ugly and old-fashioned is simply… because it IS! It’s a design unchanged for at least two years, without iterations on it besides color schemes," said Washbusch. "...And the silly ‘with Google’ description on the back. Don’t ask me what ‘with Google’ means. I didn’t understand it back then and still don’t understand it today."
Washbusch, who still isn’t content even after providing the aforementioned quote, also expressed his dismay through his Facebook status, which BoyGeniusReport reports as being “Ulf is disappointed but not surprised about the ‘G1′. Where’s the cheap data plan? Where do I plug in my headphones? No video player? How do I get contacts in it?”
Is the G1 the prettiest phone on the block? Perhaps not. But when you consider what Android has to offer, many may look beyond the aesthetics and grab the G1 in an iPhone-like craze. As for the data plan and the funky headphone connector... we’re right there with you, Washbusch. While the G1 is the first Android phone to hit store shelves, its hardware flaws may keep it from being the most popular in the long run.
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good to know, i shall wait for another google based phone to cross my path than
Based on the recent good looking device released by HTC (Diamond, Touch Pro, and the up coming Touch HD and Sony X1), I believed HTC can design an make very good looking phone.
Google is just providing an OS platform and probably did not involved w/ any hardware/driver/design on G1
Therefore, I think the T-mobile is the one in charge at least on the design and probably the one to blame for this ugly and incomplete phone (no video recording, no A2DP support, no exchange support for business user ...etc). Not to mention it's stupid 1G data cap in the first place for this mobile platform phone.
they lifted the 1g cap to unlimited, its the article right before this one!
This phone is ugly.. I had the Cingular 8125 and the ATT 8525, both made by HTC, and they look much better than the G1. Unfortunately I think the newer Tilt by HTC that ATT offers is not as good as the other phones. It looks nice, but it seems cheaper... Anyway, I opted for the iPhone and Im pretty glad I did.. And if they didnt lift that 1gb cap, it would have killed this phone..
The T-MOBILE Android G1 has a QWERTY keyboard. The IPhone doesn't.
An IPhone is like a lady wearing a high heeled PRADA shoes while climbing Mt. Rainier. Why suffer ?
The iphone is like a swift kick in the balls. Im not really sure why people think it looks good though it looks better then alot of phone i dont really see it. The new samsung on the print network (dont know the name off hand) and RIM's new storm phone look pretty hot though.
Really funny thing is i just got off the phone with a friend that said this phone looked badass and i was like are you blind?