G1 Leads Iphone Wannabes

摘要

Excitement over the launch of the so-called Google phone last month could not obscure the fact that it was only one of several good-looking new touchscreen models lining up tc compete with Apple's iPhone. The importance of the quad-band 3G G1, launched in tandem by T-Mobile and Google, lies less in the HTC-built device itself than in the fact that it uses the new open-source Android platform. It does not support multi-touch, like the iPhone, but has a neat slideout Qwerty keyboard - Apple's phone uses a software keyboard. The G1 will be free on a ￡40-a-month minimum 18-month contract from early November but will also be offered at an unspecified price on cheaper pre-pay deals.