The Android Revolution started 3 years ago Friday with the introduction of the T-Mobile G1
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At the time of the T-Mobile G1's introduction, the feeling was that anything missing from the phone, like a video player, could be found in the Android Market. The phone was equipped with a 3.2 inch screen with resolution of 320 x 480 and had a single-core Qualcomm MSM 7201A clocked at 528 MHz under the hood. 192MB of RAM was on board and a 3.2MP camera with AF was on back. A side sliding QWERTY keyboard gave the G1 a one-up on the Apple iPhone.
By April 2009, 1 million units of the T-Mobile G1 had been sold in the U.S, as we told you. That trailed behind the Apple iPhone 3G which had sales of 1.6 million during the prior three month quarter alone. Of course, T-Mobile had restricted G1 sales in the beginning to the 21 markets where it offered 3G service at the time, constraining sales of the first Android model. Soon, the Android Cupcake update appeared to bring a virtual QWERTY to the device along with stereo Bluetooth support and the ability to save MMS messages.
Today, Android is a household name and the newer devices sporting the OS have dual core processors, 1GB of RAM, front facing cameras and rear cameras that capture video in HD. The handsets run over 4G pipelines and have huge 4.5 inch screens with amazing resolution. The Android Market is expected to surpass the App Store in number of apps soon. The price of the Samsung Galaxy S II, Sprint Epic 4G Touch is only $20 more with a signed 2-year pact than the T-Mobile G1 was almost 3 years ago. And the former is considered by some to be the best Android phone of all time.
Things have come a long way in the last 3 years. Who can even take a stab at guessing where Android will be 3 years from now?
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1. bling bling (unregistered) posted on 25 Sep 2011, 02:51 0 1
ah i remember i bought g1 2.5 years ago and then i waited , the desire came in and i loved it and still use it , now im waiting for a 4inch screen with amoled and dual core with 8mp from htc just like desire , i also have c7 cuz i know nokia can do android but they wont , i still have fingers crossed for nokia going for android
2. ilia1986 posted on 25 Sep 2011, 02:57 9 6
Three years ago the world started to resist to the tyranny of Apple.
Three years ago the world understood that FREEDOM is the only possible way in terms of consumer electronics philosophy.
Several months ago Android surpassed Symbian as the largest smartphone platform in terms of market share.
Now - a lot of people understand that a cellphone is not a toaster, or a microwave or a sofa. It's not just something you use and then forget about. It's part of yourself. It's part of your digital experience. And because of that - that experience, that device must be allowed to be customized. It must be allowed to become a part of yourself - via extensive user customization. To suit your needs - not the manufacturers'.
17. bobfreking55 posted on 25 Sep 2011, 09:01 2 1
Three years from now, Google has bought wikipedia, yahoo and mcdonalds.
19. ilia1986 posted on 25 Sep 2011, 09:30 7 7
Which would be fine. Do you know why?
Because if Apple would have bought wikipedia - only they would be able to edit it.
Because if Apple would have bought yahoo - it would only contain iAds and nothing else.
Because if Apple would have bought McDonalds - you would have only a single type of meal, single size for chips, and single type and size for beverage. And it would cost about 5 times more.
27. t1 (unregistered) posted on 25 Sep 2011, 11:44 3 2
lmao, how very true you are
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3. Sniggly posted on 25 Sep 2011, 03:00 5 2
I think that Android will keep getting better, and that Google will keep shepherding it in a direction that increases the amount of daily functions we can accomplish with our smartphones.
I'm excited to see what phones will be capable of three years from now.
25. Fanboys Suck posted on 25 Sep 2011, 11:24 3 2
shepherding.... sheep herding....... lol
ironic
70. Heatfan316 posted on 25 Sep 2011, 21:28 0 0
Yeah, Sniggly is the shepherd and you're the sheep, I get it now.
32. The_Miz posted on 25 Sep 2011, 12:06 4 6
Well it has to "get better" before it can keep getting better. See, Android still has problems that Google absentmindedly can't seem to fix plus companies dropping support for their Android phones after only a short period of time. Lol, they will never be on Apple's level because Apple knows how to work their products and keep control to offer more quality.
Btw, go on ahead and thumb this comment down, prove that I am right lol.
