- Blazing fast 3G/4G-enabled, Android 2.2-powered smartphone with 3.7-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- Compatible with T-Mobile's growing HSPA+ 4G network--up to 3 times faster than standard 3G networks
- 5-megapixel camera; 720p HD video capture; 4 GB memory plus 8 GB included microSD card; Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth stereo music; personal and corporate e-mail
- Up to 6.5 hours of talk time, up to 420 hours (17.5 days) of standby time; released in September, 2010
- What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 8 GB microSD memory card, stereo headset, USB cable, quick start guide, user manual
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An ultra-powerful smartphone designed by HTC and the highly anticipated successor to the T-Mobile G1, the Android-powered T-Mobile G2 with Google provides a blazing fast Web browsing experience and tight integration with Google services. Enabled for T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the G2 is also the first smartphone specifically designed for T-Mobile's new HSPA+ network, which delivering downloads at 4G speeds. T-Mobile's upgraded HSPA+ network currentl... Read More About This Product >>
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Coming from the now ancient G1, I am extremely happy to have upgraded to the G2.
The Good:
Speed: the G2's processor is fast enough to run any app you throw at it. I have yet to see it get bogged down, even while running multiple apps including Google Maps Navigator with Satellite View turned on.
Memory: After downloading EVERY app that I could think I would ever want, the G2's internal memory still has 1 gig left over.
5MP Camera With Flash: With HD video and LED flash, this is by far the best camera-phone camera I have owned.
The G2 comes with a STANDARD headphone jack. Something that is MUCH appreciated since the G1 required a ridiculous and cumbersome adapter to listen through headphones.
The Bad:
The Micro-SD card is located UNDER the battery, just like the Moto Droid. Yet the sim is located next to the battery. How often will you change the sim? I can think of zero times I've done that in 2 years and about 20 times I've taken the SD card out of my G1.
The keyboard does not have stand-alone number keys. Something that takes a lot of getting used to vs the G1's keyboard.
The Ugly:
As far as I'm concerned, the external speaker is DEFECTIVE. For example, it is way to quiet to hear in the shower if you are listening to music at a normal volume, yet if you turn the speaker up it distorts and crackles from 7-10 on the volume "dial." The speaker is tiny and compared to the Moto Droid, just plain SUCKS. It is on par with the G1's whisper-quiet speaker EXCEPT it distorts and crackles in the 7-10 volume range. It is useless at more than 70 percent volume.
The Bottom Line:
Overall I am very happy with my G2. It's not as clunky looking as the G1, but not near as sexy or world renowned as the Motorola Droid. Truth be told, ALL modern smart phones are about as good as the other. The iPhone, the G2, the Droid 2, etc. It's now down to the specs, such as carrier, camera megapixels and internal memory. The Android operating system offers any application you could think of to keep you productive and entertained. 10 years ago I could NEVER have imagined that I would be sitting at the airport, scheduling my DirecTV DVR to record The Office and listening to my favorite radio show ON my phone. It's a great time to get into smart phones, whether you choose an iPhone a Blackberry or ANY of the modern Android offerings.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this from Radio shack as they were giving it at $150 so it was definitely cheaper. The phone seems good, lots of responsive android apps. However comparing it to my friends iPhones I feel this is not as good! The interface is definitely much less responsive compared to iPhones. It takes a while for it to tilt. Also the battery life definitely sucks. I don't even use the phone that much and the battery goes down very quickly. I have tried many tweaks, turning the screen brightness to low, changing push / pull settings on my ActiveSync but the batter life still sucks. The Radio shack guy said that I should buy a non-stock battery.
So the phone is good but I do feel that I should have spent a few extra bucks and just bought a iPhone. However T-Mobile does not have iPhone and I like T-Mobile so guess I am stuck with this.
Rating: 3 / 5
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