It’s finally here. The nearly 2 million people who pre-ordered the T-Mobile G1 can get their mitts on one today. They are on sale online and at select retail outlets nationwide.
The G1, a joint venture with Google (GOOG), is the first Android-powered mobile phone. The companies say it combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a rich mobile Web experience, dozens of Android Market applications, and popular Google products, including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and others.
“During the past month, we’ve seen unbridled excitement for the T-Mobile G1 and the positive impact it will have on the mobile lives of our customers,” said Denny Marie Post, chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA. “In fact, among those T-Mobile customers who have pre-ordered the phone, roughly half have traded up from a basic handset, illustrating the leap many consumers are taking to a rich, accessible mobile Web experience. Its design, functionality and value make the first-of-its-kind T-Mobile G1 a truly approachable device for the masses.”
Customers will be able to find and download a wide range of applications — from games to social networking and on-the-go shopping — to personalize their phone and enhance their mobile lifestyle. For a limited time, the dozens of applications available on Android Market are available free-of-charge for T-Mobile G1 users.
