T-mobile G2 overview

[unknownally]

My Life Story:

Rooted MT3G Slide

Ran okay for 3 months

Let nephew play with it

Restarted the MT3G Slide

Bricked after restarting

$130 deductible

T-Mobile G2 coming in the mail

YAY...

[123paramorefan]

Getting his phone in 2 weeks

[xmarty30x]

thanks for this review, I was looking for a new phone for t-mobile and your video definitely helped me decide to go with the G2. My hinge on it is pretty loose too, if I tilt it upside down the keyboard will slide out. thanks again man.

[skarcrow1991]

im waiting for mine to come in the mail....i just upgraded and ordered it yesterday

[chrisig717]

hows the battery?

[elecan2]

@chrisig717 battery is good.

[anthonybellow1]

this phone or the vibrant

[iamvancelg]

@4x4ram yes it can, with the dragon dictation keyboard i believe.

[PoincianaRollin]

question, how does it feel to slide the phone up and down? like does it feel natural?

i've read mixed reviews about the way it slides.

[elecan2]

@PoincianaRollin it slides awesome. real natural. although, the hinges on the device are not that strong. so if u like texting while u lay on your back with the phone in the air, the screen will naturally slide down aswell.

[djjustice1]

What was the actual quadrant score?

[morguebabe]

ACK This phone or the HTC EVO lol stupid cool phones.

[Scifigeek4Life]

Does this have noise cancellation like on the n1 and does the square thing at the bottom change colors for dif notifications?

[WickedTopMan]

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[truespur]

gonna get a streak instead

[southparkbeatsass999]

samsung epic is better. once the epic gets froyo it will destroy every phone.

[DJScallywag]

is there roms for this already? :P

[arcangel1994]

hey man my current phone is the g1 should i get the g2 or the samsung vibrant?

[DaveDEF82]

@omnhitori does the phone boot as fast as it's sense brother the desire z?

[chimjw]

WHATS QUADRANT?



[adamhlj]

Can you let us know if it has tethering/wifi hotspot capability?

[EmceeGeek]

how's the battery life? with massive use.

only reason i'm concerned is because how small the battery is. 1300 mAh isn't a lot at all.... the N1 was bigger.

[Jerms18]

how's the battery life?

[vann200]

how is the hspa+, can you make a video showing that off?

[misdemeanor61]

Can you set up a mobile WI-Fi network like on the EVO?

[PupilOfSound]

I tried it at the T-Mobile store. The hinges are too loose. If your texting while laying down, then it will collapse on you. If this gets fixed, then I will get it. Otherwise, what is the next great phone coming up on T-Mobile?

[WickedTopMan]

Just hours after going on sale, we are hearing reports that the T-Mobile G2, the company’s new flagship handset has many problems

Problems include handsets which are shipping with loose hinges, causing the screen to hang slightly when holding it upside down. Worst yet, some users are claiming that their G2 is shipping with HALF the promised internal storage. Only shipping with 4GB is bad enough, but if its locked to 2GB of internal memory. Typical t-mobile quality control.

[nycjv321]

@WickedTopMan 2gigs are prolly already allocated to the OS... and not everyone is reporting that issue... who do you work for Nokia? the hinge issue isn't really an issue unless your flinging your phone around like some moronic blonde...

[WickedTopMan]

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[drgangster809n]

dude return the phone bak its defected it has loose hinge dont let them get away with it yu got warranty it isnt supose to b like that yu know

[sickbeats187]

@philliefan1313

The spring for the hinge is very durable u actually have to give it a good slide in order for it to do so. So in saying that unless ur playing with urself in ur pocket and your pocket is huge then no it won't open in your pocket.

[philliefan1313]

is the hinge really like noticeable, or just really only when your using it upside down. like it wont open in ur pocket or anything

[dreamrealitysyndrome]

Being that this is stock Android, is there no cool HTC flip clock widget?

[desicuellar]

You said "um" so many times in the first 40 seconds that I couldn't continue to watch it. Read more books and increase your vocabulary so that in future videos you sound more eloquent, making these things easier to view.

[Degu1]

@desicuellar ass...

[SueroStudio98]

@desicuellar SHaaaaaatttt upppppp ^_^

[dominoafekt]

@omnhitori I need you like the flowers need the rain.

[Martins2012]

Can you root this already ?

[stinkey1217]

i like what you did by running those Benchmarks. I get this phone on Sunday because my local Radio Shack has it and their holding it for me. My gosh I can't wait.

[DlTCHMAGNET]

Now that you have had the phone and been using it, what is the battery life like? I just took back the epic (lasted about 5 hours on a charge) and am going to get the G2 this Sunday if the battery life is decent.

[swaqqkidd69]

nice ass phone i love the piano black around the keyboard

[macblaxter]

I'm mostly wondering about the tethering aspect of the phone. It sounds like Tmobile has tampered with it so that it can't tether to computers. If you could give a good yes or no on that I would appreciate it

[superstar123466]

What is the real HSPA+ speed that u get using G2???

[vandam500]

G2 does look awesome but I'll still choose the Epic any day over it. Epic has better screen (Super Amoled), better processor, better video card, better keyboard, front camera. Still the G2 is IMO now the best phone for T-Mobile.

[Iwebguru]

Ud pick this over epic. Humming Bird is incredible. Best CPU/Gpu on a mobile phone yet.

[macrover180]

greetings! I have a tiny question concerning the camera and video recording: when recording video, does it auto focus as you move closer to objects? If it doesn't do you have the option to focus? Thanks for your time!

[goatmale]

How much did you pay? were you eligible for an upgrade?

[ggfb20]

Too many comments for me to sort through, but has anyone asked about the hspa+ speeds? I am very interested in seeing a video of someone testing the network's speed via the speedtest app as opposed to the site. The app tends to be a bit more realistic.

[fieryice1989]

one question: how's the battery life of the phone? 

[fieryice1989]

one question: how's the battery life of the phone?

[Subzyr0]

Does it have an OLED screen?

[MantisFang]

Nice, This confirms my suspicions that g2 is a beast. Thank the lord my tracking number says I will own this tomorrow.

[eekumaa]

我只能說讚啦~~~

[VerbalGenius09]

I just did all those tests on my evo and my fps was 28.6 at the highest, how is it that the g2 is that much better as far as fps? and ran the quadrant, it was 1,051, Linpak was 30.6 mflops, g2 is pretty impressive as far as numbers considering its 800 mgz

[jpone7]

first off congrats on your new phone...but i have a question. how is the HSPA+ on that? im seriously considering selling my Tmo Vibrant for this if the HSPA+ is really what Tmo says its supposed to be within the 7mbps-14mbps

[NiGHTSChao689]

I hate you. I am jelly...

I really wish I could upgrade...

[MantisFang]

@NiGHTSChao689 just buy it

[NiGHTSChao689]

@MantisFang Oh trust me, I would if I could spare the money at the moment. Sadly some of us have to pay for college.

[Halconandino]

watever happened to the original htc sense?

[scorchy84]

Can you do speed test on the g2? I love my nexus one, but I'm wondering how much faster this sucker is with hspa+. Also how is the video capture quality as well? Thanks for posting the video. I'm on the fence on spending 500 for this phone... (I'm on even more plus).

[goatmale]

How did you get this phone already?

[omnhitori]

@goatmale Not sure exactly. I ordered the morning they started taking pre orders, at full price, with ground shipping. It shipped from Kentucky and I live near Chicago, and boom, got it today!

[jackpotMIA]

@omnhitori .. so overall whts your opinon on the phone? is this honestly a phone worth having?.. 

[omnhitori]

@jackpotMIA As of now - This phone is ROCK SOLID!. I Went from an N1 to Epic to G2. This phone FEELS faster than the N1 (maybe not in paper, but its the feel). GPU is a monster as you can see via neocore. The keyboard is great , maybe not as great as the Epic, but the epic felt soooo super cheap and crappy. The camera and flash are exceptional. This phone just screams its worth every penny , and a great addition to the android collection. Hope that helps.

[jackpotMIA]

@omnhitori .. ok thanks.. cause i get mines tomorrow.. and im anxious and cant wait til the morning, im so glad i live on the next block from the ups facility,i was almost a lil jealous when i see u with yours.. but im so glad to get rid of this cliq, i was real close to switchn to sprint for the evo r epic.. but then G2 came along and i had to 2nd that tought..

[jackpotMIA]

@omnhitori .. one other question.. tppl made big debates about this phone not being up to par with the samsung and the sprint phones.. whts your conclusion?

[omnhitori]

@jackpotMIA Samsung a sprint? I'll assume you mean the Galaxy S variants and Evo- Etc. I've never owned or touched an Evo, so no word on that one.

I have owend the Epic, which is as close as you can get to this. This phone to me, trumps the Epic in almost every aspect. The epic does suffer the Lag issues as most GS phones handling background processing and such. The G2 feels so buttery smooth with launcher pro it makes me sick. I would choose the G2 over any of those.. and even the N1

[DiscoDapper]

@omnhitori My Epic does not suffer from lag. Sure it's got it's quirks, but otherwise it's really fast and smooth. The G2 simply has much better ergonomics and industrial design. With an hour and a half left to turn my Epic in... I'm still not decided but leaning towards keeping it. Most of the issues it has can be fixed in updates (the gods willing) and the raw processing power is undeniable.

[beautifulgooal]

@omnhitori how is the speaker quality for music playback and ringer?

[drgangster809n]

@omnhitori the phone is great just ask for a replacement since yours came with loose hinges

[Nate88Music]

@omnhitori

Epic lags? No lol! I have it and does not lag.

With the combination of 2.2, the new second gen snapdragon processor which now has it's own dedicated GPU that's inside the G2 is why it is FASTER then the Epic. Blow it out the water? Maybe in Quadrant scores. But they are both awesome phones. I would like to see what happens when the Epic get 2.2.

Oh, and only the Vibrant and Captivate suffered from lag because of a minor sdcard issue. Epic is built different due to 4G. So it lucked.

[Nate88Music]

@omnhitori

Wasn't enough room to write everything lol..

don't get me wrong though. The G2 is sweet. I just didn't want the Epic to be walked all over from that reply you said to @jackpotMIA.

[Martins2012]

@jackpotMIA Dude, you forgot the most important! Do a speed test and let us see.

[SladeNoctis]

@omnhitori Well i think the only reason Epic feels "cheap" is because its designed to be light. In the smartphone zone most keyboard phones are heavy, but Epic is the first to have a large screen with a keyboard without feeling like your holding a brick. Epic is a GS phone so there is some lag due to software wise so rooting phone solves the issue if your into that thing. I'm happy that other people can get the G2 and Epic so they can enjoy the best android experience.

[hamiltonboy08]

@jackpotMIA great review man u made me go pick this phone up lol i had an iphone but i dont like the same ol stock iOS so i decided to change to android.and just pic up an ipod touch 4g and bam got both OS. lol ..i just unlocked mine even though i cant use 4g and 3g i have wifi and this is blazing fast i compared with my iphone and its slighty faster

[Filipinoman56]

Wow nice video I really wanted to see the g2 but I've just been looking at the desire z. I'm gonna get this phone lol

[isobane]

@Filipinoman56 Desire Z = g2, the same way the HTC Dream = g1

[sayanythingrock]

you in a HSPA+ area?

[omnhitori]

@sayanythingrock Yes, this phone automatically displays an "H" if you are in an HSPA+ area, just like cyanogens rom if you are familiar

[sayanythingrock]

@omnhitori and you said you were only getting around 4mb??

[omnhitori]

@sayanythingrock ~2000Kbps. This is faster speeds than my N1 had in the same area (reception is better? ) but another lucky G2 owner reported 8mbps in Atlanta, GA

[BetterDayz19]

Also can you do a SeedTest.net speedtest on T-mobile's network. thanks

[omnhitori]

@BetterDayz19 I have "4g" area, however my speeds are around 1600 -2000Kbps, which is really great for my area!

[BetterDayz19]

thanks man nice video, one question do you know if it has mult-touch keyboard keyboard like the Droid X, if not how does the virtual keyboard feel to type on?

p.s notification LED FTW, i miss that on my galaxy

[omnhitori]

@BetterDayz19 default keyboard is swype and feels great.

[ggvilleman1]

internet we want to know about the internet all aspects!

[snoobar]

Do you happen to know if the keyboard is backlit itself? as in the keys are illuminated in a dark setting or environment? thanks for this video.

[omnhitori]

@snoobar Yup, back lit and look nice.

[markjnj]

how's the audio on the video recorder for it? I saw a test video and the sound almost sounded like mono sound.

[lucidpriest]

You're killing me, have you tried 5 fingers in the multitouch? Like the vibrant? I gotta know.

[omnhitori]

@lucidpriest So far the app I use recognizes up to 4, but I'm sure thats plenty, and is probably a limitation in the app itself.

[bluemike155]

 nice!

[BlackPrince310]

Can you do a scratch test on the screen?

[xguntherc]

Hey, Are you in a HPSA+ City? a good one. Will you run a few Speed Test runs with the G2 please. Try holding still, and run it outside or inside. I'd love to see it's results.

[omnhitori]

@xguntherc I'm right out of Chicago. The best i get speed test is 2000Kbps, which in my area is smokin'

[DiscoDapper]

Nice! So I have a big decision to make by tomorrow: keep my Samsung Epic or go back to T-Mobile (had G1 since day one) and get the G2. How is the camera on this compared to the Galaxy S phones? Also, keyboard vs Epic and video playback smoothness and codec support? Sorry to flood you with Q's! But thanks. Anything else you can add? Oh! Web browsing scrolling smoothness on a complex page? Cheers!

[omnhitori]

@DiscoDapper I came from an N1 to an Epic, so I know how it is. This phone feels rock fucking solid.

Camera is really crisp and nice, although the Epic had more features obviously. Haven't tried videos yet, but I'm sure the Epic takes that one too.

Scrolling is... smooth? I don't know, it doesn't feel smooth, but you feel like it should with all its power, I think it may be a bug, or just a gripe with me.

Epic keyboard takes the cake, but G2 is CLOSE. its all about 5 VS 4 row.

[dstewstar]

How about an internet speed test?

[MyBrainIsMush]

very cool, i was wondering about ithe G2's multitouch abilities, glad it can register more than two points of contact.

did you try any more than three? how many touches can it register?

[omnhitori]

@MyBrainIsMush 4 is the max I have gotten thus far, I think its the limitation of the app I used.

[MyBrainIsMush]

@omnhitori what app was that? it didnt look like visualizer or visual test. was it dotty?

[ggrant3876]

It's well behind the N1 in everything except neocore.

[omnhitori]

@ggrant3876 It FEELS much smoother and faster than the N1. I loved my N1, believe me, and would defend it tooth and nail too.

[killer3878]

@omnhitori ?? i thought it ran htc sence?

[xguntherc]

@killer3878 No the Desire Z does. The same phone but not for TMobile. This one is specific for TMobile and doesn't have Sense. It's stock Android. The same phone is for sale soon as the Desire Z and will have the new Sense UI

[LilJay2o6]

@killer3878 u can add the Desire Z rom soon.. let the XDA devs get to work once they get their T-Mobile G2, root it, the port the Desire Z rom.

[vexx506]

@LilJay2o6 sense ui sucks, all i want from that is fast boot, how long does the G2 take to start up completely?

[LilJay2o6]

@vexx506 Sense UI is better now.. plus phone specs can handle Sense UI better than before.. have u seen the Desire Z rom? but my comment was towards killer who was wondering about Sense, so where did u come from? but anyways, hang around XDA.. they might have a way to port only the fast boot (aka Sleep on Windows Vista/7) soon.

[Navillos]

@ggrant3876 Not behind at all, ahead in every aspect.

[vexx506]

@ggrant3876 i didnt realize that having a faster processor with separate gpu and real keyboard, better camera and much faster network speed meant it was behind...

[ggrant3876]

I get 1721 consistent on my N1 with quadrant.

[YuukiJuudai23]

This phone is awesome. It looks like perfection.

There is one problem with it though.. that I don't have it. :O

[xguntherc]

Scratch test like I watched you do to the Nexus One. because of your video I don't use a screen protector anymore sir..

Enjoy your G2. I want one.

[omnhitori]

@cel1084 Oh you know how I work. XD

[TheSomeoneElse]

Nice. Thanks for posting this.

Not a test per se, but how is the physical hardware? How's the speaker (better than the n1? (hopefully?) Also, are the haptic keys where they are supposed to be?

[omnhitori]

@TheSomeoneElse Hardware is solid. I love!!!!!! my back battery panel. It FEELS heavy, but like a fucking sexy , strong heavy that you enjoy holding...like you got what you paid for, a $500 phone.

[omnhitori]

Thanks =). Let me know if there are any other tests you guys want run.

[killer3878]

@omnhitori hey can u tell me hows the screen res? is it good or ok and if it is good do u think it can compete with the retina display n da super amoled

[omnhitori]

@killer3878 Its great. Its very bright and vivid. Its no AMOLED or SAMOLED, but I feel its nicer than most others. Definitely a step up from the G1

[xguntherc]

@omnhitori How about a Speedtest result sir? So we can see this built for HSPA+ works. I get around 4 MB/s down and 1.3 Up with my N1 in Vegas.

[greengoldmello]

nice vid man, thx for the info

[kidd657]

im jealous