Can G1 phone with Android compete with iPhone?

People who are curious about the technology might know about the Android. Android is a stack of software developed by the Google especially for Mobile devices. Android includes an OS which enables the application developers to work with the Java language. Though, only its Beta version has been released that can be downloaded here. But making its first grand and much anticipated presence in the market it is going to be released embedded into new G1 phones from T-Mobile’s later this month. The phone is believed to have features like iPhone. It is another touchscreen mobile phone with OS in it. However some reviewers have doubted on whether it can give competition to Apple’s iPhone. There is lot of buzz among the reviewers about the features that the G1 is going to offer. According to a review given by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, G1 is far behind the level of iPhone as far its hardware is concerned. Hardware design of G1 may not lure the buyers. But the Google’s Android might have some role in attracting the users. According to the reviewer the G1 phone has poor picture quality, inferior camera and awkward positioning of some keys. However the Keyboard of G1 is better. Android provides some really cool and new features to the users. Gmail and Google users would be benefitted due to extra support for these applications and services. But users with different choice like Yahoo mail may have to suffer a bit. You can read the full article called The G1 Is No IPhone, but Android Has Promise at the link given.
Though T-Mobile’s G1 may be compared to the iPhone and Nokia’s products but the current status of Android says it is still in developing phase as most of the Google products. So it would be interesting to see how they respond to the critics and the needs of users.
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