Google launches sales of google phone (G1)
In the United States, sales of the first G1 smartphone running on Google Android have begun. Google believes that the smartphone will provide mobile phone users with convenient Internet access. The G1 smartphone is made by Taiwanese HTC companies.
The launch of the T-Mobile G1 was expected by about 150 people. In anticipation of sales beginning near the store on Market Street, a group of about 150 people gathered, one of whom student Christopher Laddish, he said, spent 10 hours near the store.
The first Google phone was presented on September 23 in New York by T-Mobile and Google. And even then, 34 major manufacturers of mobile devices, including such companies as HTC, Motorola, Samsung and LG, already announced their support for Google Android.
It should be noted that Google for the G1 smartphone launched the Android Market online store, which will sell various applications.
G1, manufactured by Taiwanese company HTC, went on sale at a price of $ 180 along with a T-Mobile contract for the provision of communication services for two years, which is paid separately. This is almost half the price of an Apple iPhone . An unsubsidized unit without a contract costs $ 400.
Earlier it was reported that the number of pre-orders for the T-Mobile G1 exceeded 1.5 million. However, industry sources suggested that this number was very high. In 2008, the mobile operator T-Mobile intends to sell half a million smartphones G1.
The launch of the T-Mobile G1 was expected by about 150 people. In anticipation of sales beginning near the store on Market Street, a group of about 150 people gathered, one of whom student Christopher Laddish, he said, spent 10 hours near the store.
The first Google phone was presented on September 23 in New York by T-Mobile and Google. And even then, 34 major manufacturers of mobile devices, including such companies as HTC, Motorola, Samsung and LG, already announced their support for Google Android.
It should be noted that Google for the G1 smartphone launched the Android Market online store, which will sell various applications.
G1, manufactured by Taiwanese company HTC, went on sale at a price of $ 180 along with a T-Mobile contract for the provision of communication services for two years, which is paid separately. This is almost half the price of an Apple iPhone . An unsubsidized unit without a contract costs $ 400.
Earlier it was reported that the number of pre-orders for the T-Mobile G1 exceeded 1.5 million. However, industry sources suggested that this number was very high. In 2008, the mobile operator T-Mobile intends to sell half a million smartphones G1.