T-Mobile G2 User Reviews Back

Diablo2424 posted on Aug 13, 2014, 9:50 AM
Posts: 30; Member since: Jun 29, 2011

Great all around phone - will last years to come

Diablo2424 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

This phone was a great successor to the G1. I had this phone for many years, while everoyne else was upgrading they're iPhone every year or BlackBerry every few months, I would just throw on the newest Android ROM and keep going. This phone lasted me years, which is rare in this industry. It held up great physically as well, the hinge ended up a little loose from opening and closing it all the time, but still worked great the day I sold it.

Deadeye37 posted on Jan 25, 2011, 10:17 AM
Posts: 319; Member since: Jan 25, 2011

Mini Computer

Deadeye37 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Coming from a "feature" phone, this phone is awesome! I love the fact that you can download a ton of different apps to make the phone fit your lifestyle. I use a task manager and turn off Wifi, GPS, & Data while the phone is in my pocket. With those set, the phone battery lasts for a few days (with light to moderate usage).

Streaming video looks great. The PSX4droid emulator runs awesome. The video seems like its really good quality. The camera doesn't act as fast as I like, but that's what my DSLR is for.

The phone is solid feeling in the hand and the Z-hinge keyboard is really robust feeling. I love this phone!

gr33n posted on Dec 04, 2013, 8:58 AM
Posts: 0; Member since: Dec 04, 2013

One of the best phones around even today.

gr33n has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

This phone was one of my favorite phones.
It was a great step up from the amazing G1. I loved the hard keyboard and was one of the few fast *at the time* phones with a fold out keyboard. I guess the hard keyboard is just a preference thing, some people hate it some love it. The little thumb track pad thing was a nice alternative other than touching the screen and smudging it up. The build quality of the phone was great! Everything worked! My only real gripes were that the battery cover door started to peel this clear thing plastic stuff and like most phones the speaker phone kind of sucked. I had a few friends who had screen issues with theirs and had to return or replace them. I never had too, even after years of use my screen stayed crystal clear. .
I cannot comment on the data connection because I had this phone unlocked to use on ATT network. But the Wifi was great I never had an issue with speed.

Other than the battery cover and the speaker phone I would and have recommend this phone to anyone. HTC did a great job and I was sad leaving ATT to go to Sprint and leaving my G2.

ThatHarlemKat posted on Jan 05, 2011, 9:51 PM
Posts: 2; Member since: Jan 05, 2011

From Nexus One to G2

ThatHarlemKat has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I lost my Nexus One in a cab while visiting family in NYC during the Christmas holiday (Engraved Garry J Murray on back) Anyway, I figured to make the most of my misfortune by replacing it with a Nexus S "upgrade" I went into Best Buy and had my first up close, hands on with the device and changed my mind. It is a light, plastic, cheap feeling phone. No HSPA+ (4G), NO SD memory, No deal!. It just reminded me of my sister's galaxy S. I instead went to T-mobile and picked up the finely designed, well crafted HTC G2. A beautiful phone that more closely resembles the Nexus One than the Nexus S does. Feature rich, wi-fi calling, mobile hotspot, 4G, physical keyboard, can expand to 32 GB. Best decision I could have made. I really WANTED to like the Nexus S, it just fell short in my opinion.

isobane posted on Jan 05, 2011, 9:28 PM
Posts: 0; Member since: Jan 05, 2011

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isobane has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

This phone takes the cake (with all the apps out there....probably literally!) Having been one of the "early adopters" of the Android brand with my T-Mobile G1, I have sat through some tough times. Seeing so many phones come out with specs that blew my G1 away I had to sit tight and resist getting an EVO, Nexus One, even an iPhone. I was tired of suffering with my underpowered phone, and DAMN am I glad I waited. My G2 goes with me everywhere and does almost everything for me. It is my alarm clock that wakes me up, and it has a white noise generator (White Noise from the Android Market) to help me go to sleep. The HSPA+ network it rides on (which isn't even fully implemented in my market but it allows for lightning quick data speeds) is amazing with connection speeds that peak upwards of 6 Megabits.

isobane alternatives:

T-Mobile myTouch 4G

Motorola DROID 2

Google Nexus S

nintenbeer64 posted on Dec 29, 2010, 7:58 PM
Posts: 0; Member since: Dec 29, 2010

Adorable, Awesome, A++!

nintenbeer64 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Got this for christmas haven't been able to put it down since. It seems complicated at first but once you know how to use it its the greatest thing ever. Use the widgets and the quick launch shortcuts and you've got an iphone killer.Download vinegette, andrawing,opera,note everything,ebuddy a to do list and last.fm radio and you have yourself a device to make your laptop jealous :)

jcchavez86 posted on Oct 08, 2010, 6:54 AM
Posts: 2; Member since: Oct 08, 2010

Simply Fast

 An evolved form of the G1 that goes beyond what meets the eye. It has a sturdy design that lets me enjoy playing guitar hero world tour without having the feeling that the screen is going to break off. It actually looks like a solid tablet without a keyboard, but yet, pops out when you need it. This phone speed is unreal. There is no lag on games, even if you receive a text while playing. The 3D games are so smooth you will fall in love with this phone. Even my iphone friends wants to switch over after having a "feel" of this phone. It benchmarks even beyond the Droid X on Froyo, only competing with a 800mhz processor. This runs on the 2nd generation of snapdragon processors. This phone definitely surpassed my speed expectations, and I'm enjoying it.

Cyndie Fan posted on Apr 04, 2011, 7:41 PM

something wrong when i go on youtube on my G2

Cyndie Fan has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Ok so everytime now I go on youtube on my G2 it's soooo slooooow when it comes to watching a video. It was working just fine til like on Saturday. Does anyone have suggestions on what I should do?? I even took the battery out so that it would go faster but it just went slower :( pleeeeease help!

Antoi20011 posted on Mar 09, 2011, 7:31 PM

I LoVE MY G2

Antoi20011 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

The t mobile g2 is the best android smart phone. I ever own from t mobile its very fast hspa+ 4g is supperr fast I love the keyboard android 2.2 works great flash player is the best I tell everyone leave att and verzion and join t mobile for a great phone G2

Doni posted on Jan 15, 2011, 9:17 PM

BEST ANDROID OUT!

Doni has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

AWESOMENESSSSS. What can I say this thing is amazing. Overclocking this thing was easy and makes this thing a beast. Overall everything is perfect and beyond what u would expect on a phone. I did miss the tethering at first but there is a way to get wifi tethering enabled like how it should be on froyo for free. amazing phone

angle2009 posted on Dec 23, 2010, 6:06 AM

i love my g2

angle2009 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I love my g2 its fast good keyboard wifi calling internet surfing is very good good battery life and come from a my touch 3g its very a big improvement over the g1 and my touch 3g i hope that the g2 gets 2.3 I also like it because its Balkans android so that means update are faster

Domi posted on Nov 14, 2010, 8:54 PM

Best Phone I have ever Had

Domi has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I love this phone its the best Android I have ever Had!! I got away from android because I felt like they werent stepping up, but now they STEPPED IT UP!!!!!!!
I love Tmobile G2!!! It feels like a phone, but the "Z" hinge really worries me tho...
But I still love it!!!! Its just amazing!!!

balson myface posted on Nov 06, 2010, 6:38 PM

schibby

balson myface has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

phone is awesome right out of the box. the batter life is not to great until you change the brightness of the screen. after that the battery lasts longer before you need to charge it. great phone glad i retired my old phone and got this. i would defiantly recommended this phone

zq posted on Nov 02, 2010, 9:25 PM

don't worry about the guy under me

zq has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

don't worry about the guy under me. he doesn't know what he is talking about and probably has never held a smartphone EVER. He just brought down these ratings. this is definitely the best phone offered by any1 of the 4 major us carriers. heck i am pretty sure it will kick the mytouch 4g's behind too. well yes forget about the guy underneath me and if u r considering this phone u should know its worth every penny.

zq posted on Oct 31, 2010, 1:13 PM

AWESOMENESSSSS

zq has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

AWESOMENESSSSS. What can I say this thing is amazing. Overclocking this thing was easy and makes this thing a beast. Overall everything is perfect and beyond what u would expect on a phone. I did miss the tethering at first but there is a way to get wifi tethering enabled like how it should be on froyo for free. amazing phone

Big T posted on Oct 27, 2010, 5:56 PM

SICK PHONE!!!

Big T has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This phone is awesome. Its fast right out of the box, and you can make it even faster by overclocking the CPU. The battery on stock settings is not that great, but a quick fix to the problem is changing the screen brightness to a lower setting. All in all this is a great phone that is defiantly worth the money.

BusyBee posted on Oct 17, 2010, 10:39 PM

Sending My EVO Back

This phone is fast even when on the Edge network.  I compared it side by side to my EVO for 5 days.  My EVO was in and out of 4G service and except for two instances the G2 rendered web data faster.  While speed is not my biggest thing; speed is obviously the G2's 'thing'.  Everything worked well, no glitches.  Data sent to my gmail account was received 1 minute to 10 minutes faster on the T-mobile network (this happened in various locations).  It may just suggest the Sprint network is a bit more saturated with data users,   I'm in a strong network coverage area for both networks. The G2 screen is smaller than the EVO, but I found the intensity of color to be greater or deeper on the G2.  Because it's smaller; it's pocketable and easier to handle.The G2 has a 5MP camera to the EVO's 8MP camera, but the G2's pictures were better quality, in that the colors were realistic and when you zoomed into the picture you could see a lot more detail with the G2 shot (like stiches in a comforter).  The call quality on the G2 is that of a landline and in my opinion excellent.   I liked the Google Voice messaging.  This will work better for me in meetings and conferences.  I'm new to the GSM network, so the ability to talk and surf the network is a plus.  I'm on the go constantly, so if a call comes through and I have to validate something on-line without access to a desktop, I can do...  

This phone is fast even when on the Edge network.  I compared it side by side to my EVO for 5 days.  My EVO was in and out of 4G service and except for two instances the G2 rendered web data faster.  While speed is not my biggest thing; speed is obviously the G2's 'thing'.  Everything worked well, no glitches.  Data sent to my gmail account was received 1 minute to 10 minutes faster on the T-mobile network (this happened in various locations).  It may just suggest the Sprint network is a bit more saturated with data users,   I'm in a strong network coverage area for both networks. The G2 screen is smaller than the EVO, but I found the intensity of color to be greater or deeper on the G2.  Because it's smaller; it's pocketable and easier to handle.The G2 has a 5MP camera to the EVO's 8MP camera, but the G2's pictures were better quality, in that the colors were realistic and when you zoomed into the picture you could see a lot more detail with the G2 shot (like stiches in a comforter).  The call quality on the G2 is that of a landline and in my opinion excellent.   I liked the Google Voice messaging.  This will work better for me in meetings and conferences.  I'm new to the GSM network, so the ability to talk and surf the network is a plus.  I'm on the go constantly, so if a call comes through and I have to validate something on-line without access to a desktop, I can do so.  If a friend calls and wants to see a movie and asks me which one do I want to see and at what time, I no longer have to call them back, I can pull it up while on the call, thereby saving time.  The device is slim for a slide out QWERTY.  Although there's talk about flimsy hinges, I have not had that with my device.  I think there are bad batches in all of these high end devices and that's been evident on other carries with other android models.  The keyboard has a nice feel, but I do find SWYPE to be MUCH faster.  The games were smooth, the video was smooth.  I don't know what else to say.

Steve Spence posted on Oct 07, 2010, 5:52 PM

I-Phone Killer

The first thing I did was attach the 2 piece cover cover (blue fade to black). The overall feel is heavy/solid and even kinda sexy looking, compared to other phones. The keyboard is easy to read and use. Many improvements over the G1. Everything is fast. The 7 screens, animated wallpaper, vibrate feedback, just makes it a classy and fun phone. The stereo bluetooth was another selling point, that I enjoyed with the G1.

Colin Sevier posted on Oct 06, 2010, 2:50 PM

Got mine on Oct 5th

OMG.. This phone is FAST!., and the features.. WOW.  Adobe Flash out of the box.  The flash sites are perfect.  The speech recognition is just awesome.  This phone is just perfect.  I replaced an HTC touch pro 2..  My wife has the mytouch.  This phone beats them all.