We can pretend like we’re all surprised that T-Mobile took the wraps off HTC’s G2 smartphone, the long awaited followup to the now crusty G1, but it’s not like we didn’t know this was coming. We are, however, stoked that it’s finally here, which means we can officially put the G1 in our rear view mirrors.
T-Mobile says the G2 is the first smartphone designed specifically for the wireless carrier’s new HSPA+ network covering 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolis areas across the nation. It also comes with a 3.7-inch touchscreen, and like the original G1, there’s a full QWERTY keyboard tucked inside.
“T-Mobile ignited the spark that set the Android world ablaze two years ago with the launch of the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, which remains an important milestone for both T-Mobile and the Android operating system,” said Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer, T-Mobile USA. “Now, with the launch of the T-Mobile G2, we are re-teaming with our partners at Google and HTC to provide T-Mobile customers with another first — the first Android smartphone designed to deliver 4G speeds on our new network.”
The G2 crashes the smartphone party with a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7230 processor clocked at 800MHz, 4GB of internal memory with a pre-installed 8GB microSD card, built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, 720p playback, and a 5MP camera with LED flash all wrapped in Google’s Android 2.2 (Froyo) platform.
We had to dig a little bit to find any pricing info, and it looks like you can snag one “on approved credit [for] $125 down payment, plus 3 monthly payments of $125.” That comes out to $500, and we expect around $200 with a 2-year service agreement.
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