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26 November 2008  |  Avg user rating: RatingRatingRatingRatingRating 

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Look and feel

While the iPhone holds its own as an iconic and stylish device, the G1 is actually a little awkward looking. It is a brute of a device, both in terms of build and weight.

Ease of use

The touch-screen is a winner. It is impressively tactile and responsive with a swipe of a finger aiding you to glide through your pages, menu icons, photos and albums.

Features

The fact that the Android platform is completely open means that anyone with the technical know-how can create an application to do whatever they wish.

Performance

With a 3.2-megapixel snapper, the G1 surpasses the iPhone’s disappointing two megapixels.

Battery life

With a talk time of 320 minutes and a standby time of 406 hours, the battery life is pretty good.

T-Mobile G1

Pros: The Google Android platform unearths an abundance of possibilities in terms of applications, from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Cons: While we can just about forgive the lack of a 3.5mm headset port, to not include Stereo Bluetooth is infuriating.

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Verdict: The Google Android platform has wedged open the door for new applications. We just would have preferred a more aesthetically pleasing device.