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T-Mobile G1 versus Apple iPhone 3G: Side by side

By Nicole Lee on 24 September 2008, 12:49pm

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Mobile Phones

After the T-Mobile G1 was announced yesterday, we had a good hands-on with it and assessed its features and usability. But we think many of you are asking if this compares well to the iPhone 3G and if it really has what it takes to be an '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. -Nicole Lee

  T-Mobile G1 Apple iPhone 3G
Dimensions 117 by 55 by 16mm

 140 by 61 by 12mm
Screen size 81mm (3.2 inches)

 89mm (3.5 inches)
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, 3G/HSDPA, Wi-Fi. Bluetooth headset profile is supported, but no stereo Bluetooth, no tethering. Quad-band GSM, 3G/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, Street View and 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 flash memory, no expansion slot
Email

 Push GMail, POP3, IMAP, no Exchange POP3, IMAP, Exchange support
Syncing

 Over-the-air synchronisation Desktop synchronisation, with over-the-air sync for certain cloud-based applications such as Web mail and online calendars.
Visual Voicemail

 Don't know yet, presumably no Yes
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, in text boxes you can edit No
Voice dial

 Yes No
3.5mm headset jack

 No Yes
Removable battery

 Yes No
Price Free on £40 per month contract From £99 on a £30 per month contract

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