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More live shots of T-Mobile’s G1, aka the HTC Dream, have leaked out of Google. Leaked to Rizzn at Utterli from an unnamed internal source at Google, the handset in question was apparently being used by a tester as his primary handset.
More images after the cut
While no new details about the device have leaked out with the images, they do confirm just how close to the Sidekick the handset appears when used in horizontal mode with the QWERTY keyboard. It also gives a sense of proportion that has so far been absent; unless the tester has abnormally large or small hands, the G1 doesn’t look as massive as some of the early leaked shots might have suggested.
It remains to be seen whether the pronounced “chin” section gets in the way of typing (Sidekicks usually have a bevelled edge either side of the keyboard, whereas on the G1 it’s more blunt) but this confirms that the device is in the wild and good enough to be used as a sole handset. Android Community will be Live Blogging the T-Mobile G1 announcement on Tuesday September 23rd (next week), so join them there for the full event!
[via Android Community]
4 Responses to “T-Mobile G1 spotted in the wild (again)”
J.O. September 19, 2008
Looks cute!
Neutralbella September 19, 2008
Those round buttons have got to go. They make it look like something out of the 80’s.
Neutraltoots September 19, 2008
Looks great. large screen, solid design, simple hard button interface, so long as android holds up to it’s promises I’ll be having one.
Neutraldom September 21, 2008
It has the round buttons because if were to use one it is a lot easier to type with and a lot more comfortable for typing then the square ones like the other htc models.T mo know wat they’re doing. I will have to have this phone.
Neutral