Google Android Series: First Impressions

In this video, I give my first impressions of the T-Mobile G1 phone which includes the Google Android OS. Thanks to T-Mobile for providing a review unit so that I can share with you all the experience. Size wise, it's a bit bigger than my iPhone mostly due to the built-in sliding QWERTY keyboard. The very first thing I noticed while using the G1 was that there was a bit of an learning curve in terms of when to use the touch screen and when to use the hardware keys. I also noticed that you have to flip open the keyboard to type since there is currently (prior to Cupcake) no software keyboard. Comfort wise, it's a bit uncomfortable to type since the bulk of the phone on the right side is a bit weird. It's a bit unbalanced in terms of weight when you begin to type There is no multi-touch on the G1, but it's not a deal breaker. I noticed the lack of "acceleration" when "flicking" lists of objects. Again, this is coming from an iPhone's perspective. One of the best things I loved about Android is the notification system. As you receive notifications from supported apps like Mail, calendar, twitter, etc, you get a nice pull-down menu which shows you a summary of all the notifications. This is killer! I absolutely love it and I foresee it being a standard for a lot of other phones. It's unmatched. I wish I had it on my iPhone. So that's all I have in terms of first impressions. When Android Cupcake arrives, I'll do another review of the OS changes so you can see what has improved. Take care and happy Androiding.

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[XRaCeProX]

Any chance that you're going to review the Samsung Omnia?

[iobuffa]

If they send me a review unit, I'll review it. :)

[SIK2010]

do you think its better than the iphone?

[iobuffa]

No it's not, but the OS (Android) has huge potential and I really liking it. The G1's hardware needs some improvements, but it's a decent start for Android.

[DynamicAspects]

There is a soft keyboard now.

[AeonFlux2011]

Google Android OS is Skynet.

[GrayDisciple]

oh snap man... you and I could be like best friends lol I noticed we have the same mannerisms "dooby dooby do" tap tap tap" "little nubby thing"... hahaha its a little weird! (No homo) XD

[matoisy]

they should stick the button tab to the screen so when u slide the phone open the keys on the side comes with the screen.

that way u also got more space for the keyboard

[campbpar]

6:52 Chocolate tweets.

[arda1426]

@iobuffa is there g2 :D or when thxxxx

[thehhhfan4ever]

1 thing get a life

[muiecopyright]

fuck your music at the start of the video

[Starflyer1609]

iphone rulez...i've got an sony ericsson v600i :( but an ipod touch 3G 32GB :D

[dirtydonki]

Android is to OS's what Google is to YouTube. A BIG fuck up. No wonder HTC went back to Windows.

[revresify]

lol sometimes i like the retrospective =) imo the iphone keyboard is the best virtual keyboard that was ever build, its still great, but i would not change from my magic or my milestone to an iphone, too many different things that work better with android.

[TheLoisLanes1]

awesome video man :) being an iphone user its interesting to see the differences between that and the android, good stuff!