Google makes phone

[Shadowcliff]

Re: Google makes phone

I'm confused. Did I know about the release of some amazing piece of technology before you guys?

More importantly, did the radio show I listen to in the mornings know about this before you guys? Because I swear to God this was discussed months ago. Not that that matters.

Also, it's available through T-Mobile, which means it fails.

You're right. I saw this about 2 1/2 months ago, on Google's front page.
"The new G1 phone. Check it out"
^Something like that.
Personally I don't care too much for this phone. I think the technology is cool but the design could be better.

[footbull3196]

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Didn't this come out a while ago?

I was going to make a thread on this, but then I decided it would be smarter to wait for someone else to do it instead.

I think that the G1 is probably better than the Iphone if you do a lot of texting since it has an actual keyboard.

But if you like a crystal-clear display and use the phone to play games and use stuff from the AppStore, then go for the Iphone.

[SethSquall]

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A friend has the G1 and I have played around with it for a while.

It's very nice and I'd like to get a point across to you iPhone go getters about the touch screen etc blah blah blah.

Tactile response.

Seriously. Guess what. Fully functioning keyboard > touch screen. Weigh the pros and cons of tactile response over touch screen. Tactile response will win hands down. It's much more responsive, efficient, convenient, durable and so many other nice words.

Yeah the G1 has a touch screen. The iPhone is touch screen is more responsive I'll admit. But the G1 doesn't evolve around the touch screen. iPhone does. I can TYPE out a message, numbers and punctuation included a hell of a lot faster than an iPhone. I need to use two keyboards on an iPhone.

That wins to me. I don't want to piss about when trying to write a message. I've used an iPhone and I still prefer my letters assigned from 1 to 9. Not because I'm used to it. Because I find it a lot more convenient.

I still only use my phone to call and text people. So I am interested in neither and hold no biased opinion. They are both very nice pieces of engineering. I just wanted to throw my 2 cents into the pot. Specially about the touch screen issue.

[Svaz]

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I'm confused. Did I know about the release of some amazing piece of technology before you guys?

Old news is old.

You're right. I saw this about 2 1/2 months ago, on Google's front page.

Didn't this come out a while ago?

I didn't see a thread on it (though I neglected to search for one as a precaution) and decided to make one. I was curious about other people's perceptions.

[stretchypanda]

Re: Google makes phone

I didn't see a thread on it (though I neglected to search for one as a precaution) and decided to make one. I was curious about other people's perceptions.

That wasn't really what I was trying to say. I was shocked to think I'd known about something way before someone else. I don't recall there being a discussion on it.

[footbull3196]

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A friend has the G1 and I have played around with it for a while.

It's very nice and I'd like to get a point across to you iPhone go getters about the touch screen etc blah blah blah.

Tactile response.

Seriously. Guess what. Fully functioning keyboard > touch screen. Weigh the pros and cons of tactile response over touch screen. Tactile response will win hands down. It's much more responsive, efficient, convenient, durable and so many other nice words.

Yeah the G1 has a touch screen. The iPhone is touch screen is more responsive I'll admit. But the G1 doesn't evolve around the touch screen. iPhone does. I can TYPE out a message, numbers and punctuation included a hell of a lot faster than an iPhone. I need to use two keyboards on an iPhone.

That wins to me. I don't want to piss about when trying to write a message. I've used an iPhone and I still prefer my letters assigned from 1 to 9. Not because I'm used to it. Because I find it a lot more convenient.

Wait what? You pretty much supported what I just said lol.

I was talking about how both phones are great, but if you text a lot, a G1 would be better.

However, if your interests are in multimedia capabilities and games (such as Super Monkey Ball or Crash Nitro Kart, etc.) then an iPhone would be better.

Isn't that pretty much what I said? I'm interested in both, but it mostly depends on your carrier (unless you get an unlocked phone, which are expensive as hell)

[SethSquall]

Re: Google makes phone

I'm curious. Why do you think that was directed at you personally?