The Google Phone in Kuwait
Looks like the G1 phone is starting to trickle into Kuwait. Blasha is getting hers tomorrow and she’ll review it once she does. Personally I am curious to try out the keyboard on it but I highly doubt I would replace my iPhone with the G1. [Link]
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Nov 3, 2008
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28 Comments, add your own...
1. Exquisite | November 3rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
sweet!
2. ar53nal14 | November 3rd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
How did she unlock it?
3. NaNa | November 3rd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Where can i get one?
4. moose | November 3rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
no bluetooth or headphone jack :(
5. holla | November 3rd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
looks nasty, like an old imate or sidekick or some shit.
6. Adrenaline | November 3rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Ugly, and very slow, i had a go on it.
Nothing would replace the iPhone
7. weezy | November 3rd, 2008 at 5:09 pm
got it a couple days ago! but its still being unlocked!
8. Dave | November 3rd, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Yeah, looks like it’s suffered a bit of a spanking from the ugly stick.
9. meqnaqi | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
iphone ow bass
10. weezy | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
il iphone fashil!
11. meqnaqi | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
no body will understand me except a “mac” user, sorry
12. Meshoooo | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
UGLY
13. Dodo | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
it reminds me of the EN6ALIQ 10 :p
14. weezy | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
im a mac user too! my mac is my best friend;P but when i got my iPhone i was really disapointed because it was and still is lacking many important things such as bluetooth!
15. blasha | November 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
u havta be a geek to have/use/love the G1 :P
it isn’t meant for ANYONE
haha
16. hohoo | November 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 pm
well im interested because it have open source OS so expect some killer apps and transformation for the phone and the real keyboard, also it looks more pro to me than iphone.
and its Google after all :)
17. Animal-Seeking | November 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
It sucks…i saw it my friend has it not worth it. Trust me the iphone is much better and the keyboard things sucks. Opening it and closing it is a pain in the A**. Its looks like a phone for the 1st generation. Dont buy it an iphone is much better. Or go ahead and get either a blackberry or a e61 thoose will work out better.
18. moose | November 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Xperia X1> this
19. kwt23 | November 3rd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
i don’t see what’s so nice about this phone…
20. Cr8ivia | November 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
my pic :D walla inshahart sortee !
i liked the way of SMSing and the net
but it looks kind of le3ba to me
21. Sn3a | November 3rd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
it doesn’t look nice!
22. BoOmBaStiC | November 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Cheap Lo_Ok
23. AMQ | November 3rd, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Personally, i think the iphone is over hyped. Ive played around with the G1 and it seems to be holding up quite well. Its awesome! the phone can compete with the iphone but who can compete with one of the best marketed companies in the world! The G1 lacks the multi touch feature and the actual HTC cell phone used for the G1 isn’t the best looking cell phone out there. . . it does however do the job.
The phone is quite responsive. I found the browser quite fast and it has capabilities quite close to the iPhone’s Safari browser but the G1’s browser is slightly slower than the iphone’s browser.
The applications available for the G1 are ALL free and this is only expected since Google’s Android firmware is open source to the public. Even i have the programmers package. . . that’s how easy it is.
The phone’s speaker is quite ok and by ok i mean that it can be heard. It does lack an on screen keyboard wich i despise because it would make life MUCH easier. . .The best thing about the iphone is the fact that it has the touch screen keyboard. However, rumors are going around that an update or even a plugin for the G1 could integrate an on-screen keyboard.
The GPS on the G1 isn’t as good as you might expect it to be but who knows. . . it could improve with firmware updates. . . I’ve never found GPS on cell phones to be quite the choice. I would consider them to be the second choice or the backup GPS.
The camera isnt as good as it could be with all the competition out there. But i guess people who own a G1 wouldnt want to use the camera as much. . but its a good quick shot camera…something for the moment.
Overall, the G1 is worth it if you love cell phone applications due to the fact that the Android Firmware on the cell phone is open source. It could also be a good internet tablet device for all yall people who cant stay offline like my self. . .
If you like media like videos and music and internet browsing. . . i would stick with the iphone since it does have the best browser ive seen on a cell phone. . and it is an ipod deep down inside so yeah, music lovers, pick this phone.
24. rv | November 4th, 2008 at 12:20 am
go over to the HTC website (they make the gPhone) and check out the HTC Touch HD. If anything can beat the iPhone, this can. Its features rock!!
25. rashisha | November 4th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I want a Sidekick :(
26. AMQ | November 5th, 2008 at 3:22 am
sidekicks suck! 7adhum moo shay. get a blackberry!
27. German | November 9th, 2008 at 1:46 am
Unfortunately , the phone is dog ugly.
Reading the reviews, the Iphone beats the G1 hands down.
The question is, who wants to pay almost a $1000 for a Iphone?
So, for the money maybe… and yes, buying the phone here in Kuwait would be 3X more than most places..
28. Ali-Michael | November 30th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
After looking at the comparison, It seems that the G1 is much better. But do they sell it in Kuwait, if yes where? Can we freely use the Google messenger, or zain has to do it for us?
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