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- Reception and call quality No comments
- Display No comments
- Battery life No comments
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- Ease of use No comments
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Detailed review
Now that the "Cupcake" update has been pushed out over the air, I can say a few things about the G1. First, the hardware keyboard is completely useless now. The soft-keyboard is much more comfortable to use and predictive text is pretty hot.
Second, the 75MB of on-board memory is not nearly enough. When you factor in that you'll constantly have to clean-up after applications to keep the phone running smoothly, you'll only be able to download a hand full of applications before having to play musical chairs with them. When you get under 20MB of space available, your phone's performance will become pretty painful.
Finally, it's just too bulky. Before cupcake, I could live with it as the additional bulk was from the keyboard, but now that the keyboard *never* gets used, I feel like I'm using significantly older technology.
Second, the 75MB of on-board memory is not nearly enough. When you factor in that you'll constantly have to clean-up after applications to keep the phone running smoothly, you'll only be able to download a hand full of applications before having to play musical chairs with them. When you get under 20MB of space available, your phone's performance will become pretty painful.
Finally, it's just too bulky. Before cupcake, I could live with it as the additional bulk was from the keyboard, but now that the keyboard *never* gets used, I feel like I'm using significantly older technology.
good review!
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