The T-Mobile G2 Rumors Explode
In a seemly cataclysmic explosion of new rumors, it seems as if the HTC G1 wasnt a 1 and done. New rumors and renderings of a still mythical HTC/ T-Mobile G2 have come out, and it is nothing to laugh at. First, a CellPhoneSignal report stated that the G2 was coming, and it was soon to be upon us. They ever were nice enough to give us a spec sheet, which looks more like a wishlist in reality. Included is the Android OS (if your wouldn’t have gotten that already), 3G, WiFi, Full Touchscreen, a front and rear facing camera (VGA and 5MP, respectively), Memory card slot (most likely MicroSD), and the ever present “High speed EDGE data” and GPRS.
Then, the more reliable “ninjas” of The Boy Genius Report followed up by saying that there would be video calling/conferencing and the release date would be pushed back to April rather than the January reported by CellPhoneSignal. Also, this new phone would not have any physical QWERTY, and it will keep the trackball currently present in the G1. Lastly, there is also a G3 being developed as we speak according to their source.
But i started thinking about why this doesnt make sence. First is the video calling/conferencing. This is T-Mobile, the ones with the 1700 MHz HSPA band, which is poor at best, so how could they be able to have video calling? You would need very good signal at both ends, even though it is hard to get decent signal on one end for T-Mo. Second is the fact that even though i called the images renderings, a commenter on the Engadget story never mentioned these to be mock-ups or renderings. And when you look closely at the pictures, you can see some errors with the graphics. One such occurance is on a photo of the Home screen with an Engadget RSS feed on it, and one of the stories had the date March 18, 2009, which, as far as i can tell, is wrong (especially because i remember rading that story not too too far back).
Think what you may, but don’t get too excited about this new dreamphone. Links galore after this.
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http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/android-hardware/341-t-mobile-g2-phone.html
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