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T-Mobile G1 vs. Apple iPhone 3G

By Nicole Lee, CNET.com

After the T-Mobile G1 was announced this morning, we went over the features of the G1, compared it to other phones, and listed what was missing. But we think a lot of you are asking if this compares well to the Apple iPhone 3G and if it's a so-called "iPhone killer." So here's a simple side-by-side comparison chart of the two devices, with what we think are important design and feature differences. Let us know what you think.

 
 
T-Mobile G1
Apple iPhone 3G
Dimensions 116.8 x 54.9 x 15.7mm
139.7 x 60.9 x 12.2mm
Screen size 3.2 inch 3.5 inch
Navigation Touch-screen, QWERTY keyboard, trackball and navigation keys. No multi-touch gesture support. Touch-screen, Home button. Multi-touch gesture support.
Camera 3.2 megapixels, no video recording 2.0 megapixels, no video recording
Connectivity Quad-band GSM, dual-band UMTS, Wi-Fi. Bluetooth headset profile is supported, but no stereo Bluetooth, no tethering. Quad-band GSM, tri-band UMTS/HSDPA, Wi-Fi. Bluetooth headset profile is supported, but no stereo Bluetooth, no tethering.
Accelerometer Yes Yes
GPS Yes Yes
Maps Google Maps with Satellite View, Traffic, and Street View. Also has a compass mode that orients the screen as you move. Google Maps with Satellite View and Traffic. No Street View
Memory MicroSD card slot expandable up to 8GB, with MicroSDHC card support. Comes with a 1GB card pre-loaded 8GB or 16GB, no expansion slot
Email Push GMail, POP3, IMAP, no Exchange POP3, IMAP, Exchange support
Syncing Over-the-air synchronization Desktop synchronization, with over-the-air sync for certain cloud-based applications like Web mail and online calendars.
Visual Voicemail Don't know yet, presumably no Yes
Music Store Amazon MP3 Store iTunes Store
Application Store Android Market. The SDK is open source and applications do not need be vetted for approval. iTunes Application Store. Applications need to be approved by Apple to appear in the store.
Multimedia Messaging Yes No
Copy and Paste Yes No
Voice dial Yes No
3.5mm headset jack No Yes
Removable battery Yes No
Price US$179 with two-year service agreement US$199 with two-year service agreement for 8GB, US$299 with two-year service agreement for 16GB
Data plan US$35 a month for unlimited Web, email, messaging, and T-Mobile HotSpot access; US$25 a month for unlimited Web, email, unlimited IM on Google Talk, 400 total messages (text, picture messages, non-Google Talk IM), and T-Mobile HotSpot access. Note that you're limited to 1GB per billing cycle. US$30 a month for unlimited consumer data plan, US$45 a month for unlimited business data plan, US$5 a month for 200 text messages, US$15 a month for 1500 text messages, US$20 a month for unlimited text messages


(Originally posted on CNET Crave)

 

 

    Talkback
edghami says...
I'd still go for the iphone3g, mainly because of the 3.5mm headset jack. But the G1 is very tempting for its removable battery and expandable memory and MMS capable.

 
 
bryancmak says...
the 1gb limit has been lifted

 
 
sylclh says...
when an individual does 4 iphone..i think mostly they go for its charm,"follow d crowd"....pound by pound ..$ by $ iphone is just not worth it..........

 
 
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