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T-Mobile G2 comes out from stealing, pre-orders proceed after this month
At last, T-Mobile just went central with its G2 QWERTY slider. As approaching, this Android 2.2 device ships with Qualcomm’s MSM7230 Snapdragon silicon optimized for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network with an 800MHz CPU and second era application co-processor. Other specs include the 3.7-inch shade, 4GB of inner memory with pre-installed 8GB microSD card (supporting up to 32GB cards), Swype set of keys, the 3.5mm headphone jack, as well as 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED peep as well as 720p HD video capabilities. Oh, as well as web browsing is upheld by Adobe’s Flash Player. Look for this inheritor of the T-Mobile G1 to go up for pre-orders someday later this month.
Update: T-Mobile has exposed the bit some-more of its G2. So, in addition to guidance about a 1300mAh genius battery as well as 4.7 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches / 6.5 ounce footprint, we’re additionally seeing the footnote related to cost:”†On authorized credit. $125 down payment, and 3 monthly payments of $125, compulsory. 0% APR. Taxes & fees one more. Available usually at T-Mobile-owned sell stores.”Thing is, no pricing was voiced so the footnote is beforehand to say a least. Nevertheless, it adds up to $500 prior to discounts as well as rebates. That alligns nicely with the rumored prices pegged at $199 with contract / $499 without.
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Show full PR textIntroducing a T-Mobile G2 with Google – a First Smartphone Delivering 4G Speeds upon T-Mobile’s Super-Fast HSPA+ Network
T-Mobile, Google as well as HTC re-team to broach a groundbreaking inheritor to a T-Mobile G1; Exclusive preorder for stream T-Mobile business starts after this month
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Sept. 9, 2010 – T-Mobile USA, Inc. currently denounced the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™, delivering downloads at 4G speeds1, the blazing fast web browsing experience and tight formation with Google services. The G2 breaks brand-new ground as the first smartphone specifically written for T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ network2, that covers 100 million Americans in more than 55 major civil areas opposite the nation. The G2 is an ultra-powerful smartphone written by HTC and is the rarely expected successor to a
T-Mobile G1, a world’s initial Android™-powered mobile phone, pairing a vast 3.7-inch shade with the singular hinge design which opens to exhibit the full QWERTY set of keys. Current T-Mobile customers will get disdainful entrance to preorder the G2 starting later this month.
“T-Mobile lighted a spark which set a Android universe fervent dual years ago with a launch of a world’s first Android-powered mobile phone, a T-Mobile G1, that stays an critical milestone for both T-Mobile and the Android operating complement,” pronounced Cole Brodman, arch record and innovation military officer, T-Mobile USA. “Now, with the launch of the T-Mobile G2, we are re-teaming with the partners during Google as well as HTC to yield T-Mobile business with another first – a first Android smartphone designed to broach 4G speeds upon our brand-new network.”
“One of a advantages of an open height is the event for developers to emanate abounding mobile experiences as well as seamlessly get those experiences into a hands of consumers,” said Andy Rubin, vice boss, engineering, Google. “From new services, such as Voice Actions, to mobile applications, developer-led Android innovation is multiplying. On Android Market alone, a series of applications accessible to consumers has grown from only 50 applications dual years ago to more than 80,000 applications today.”
“Two years ago, HTC and T-Mobile worked together to broach a world’s initial Android phone, a T-Mobile G1. From which begin, Android has grown to be the heading smartphone height in a U.S., as well as one of the many renowned globally,” pronounced Peter Chou, arch senior manager military officer, HTC Corporation. “With today’s announcement of a G2, HTC as well as T-Mobile have been once again bringing the new thing Android product to marketplace.”
The initial smartphone privately designed to deliver 4G speeds upon T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ network, a G2 is optimized for performance to yield customers with on fire quick entrance to a universe of report by websites, applications, videos, record downloads as well as more. Built upon Android 2.2, the G2 offers 7 customizable home shade panels, together with a dedicated panel with one-click entrance to your favorite Google applications such as Android Market™, that now offers some-more than 80,000 applications.
The T-Mobile G2 delivers a powerful mobile data experience which is tightly integrated with Google Voice™, as good as packaged with Google applications such as Voice Actions™ from Google, Google Goggles™ and some-more. It is a single of a first smartphones in the industry to suggest the new Voice Actions feature of Google Search™, which allows you to carryout your phone with your voice for job contacts as well as businesses, promulgation messages, browsing a Web, listening to song as well as completing usual tasks. It is also a initial smartphone to suggest integrated entrance to Google Voice™, permitting business to create a new comment regulating their stream mobile series right from the home shade. Google Voice afterwards automatically transcribes voicemails to text so business can review them like an e-mail or content summary from their phone or online. Additional pre-loaded Google services embody Google Search, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Places and Navigation, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Google Earth™, among others.
Adding fuel to the G2’s speed is the Snapdragon™ MSM7230 mobile processor which combines Qualcomm’s brand-new HSPA+ capabilities as well as second era applications processor. The Snapdragon MSM7230 offers an 800 MHz CPU as well as is optimized to broach well-developed opening, long battery life and heading corner multimedia as well as web browsing – with download speeds faster than other solutions currently in the market.
The G2 delivers modernized smartphone features together with an HD video camera for recording crystal-clear, high-definition (720p) videos which can be automatically uploaded to your Photobucket comment as well as a 5-megapixel camera with LED peep as well as autofocus. The G2 additionally offers smartphone essentials such as easy entrance to personal as well as work e-mail, together with support for Microsoft® Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar; social networking; and present messaging. In further, the G2 features the pre-installed 8GB microSD memory label with support for up to 32 GB, as good as a song player.
Additional features of a G2 include a following:
· Dedicated Quick Keys for one-touch entrance to your favorite Google shortcuts and applications
Adobe FlashPlayer enabled Web browsing knowledge
Pinch as well as zoom functionality for Web browsing and print gallery
· 4GB inner memory with pre-installed 8GB micro SD label, with support for up to 32 GB of outmost memory
· Built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo headset and Bluetooth await
· Swype® text submit for quick, accurate information exchange
Availability
The T-Mobile G2 with Google will be accessible in a U.S. to one side from T-Mobile, as well as stream T-Mobile customers will have a event to preorder a G2 in limited quantities after this month. Additional accessibility sum will be common in the coming weeks. Visit http://g2.t-mobile.com to register for updates.
About T-Mobile’s HSPA+ Network
T-Mobile continues to enhance the super-fast HSPA+ mobile broadband network, that right away covers 100 million Americans in some-more than 55 major civil areas. T-Mobile’s brand-new HSPA+ network – that offers theoretical peak throughput speeds of 21 Mbps – offers today’s accessible 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in a country, with plans to stretch some-more than 200 million people this year. For more report upon where
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network use is available, gratefully visit http://t-mobile.com/coverage.
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1HSPA+ operates during today’s 4G speeds; not accessible everywhere.
2 The T-Mobile G2 is written for theoretical peak speeds of 14.4 Mbps
Google, Android, Android Market, Google Voice, Voice Actions, Google Goggles, Gmail, Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Talk as well as Google Earth have been trademarks of Google, Inc.
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About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By a finish of a second quarter of 2010, some-more than 130 million mobile business were served by a mobile information exchange segments of a Deutsche Telekom organisation – 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA – all around a usual record height based on GSM and UMTS, a world’s most at large used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile USA’s innovative wireless products and services help commission people to bond to those who matter many. Multiple eccentric investigate studies goon to arrange T-Mobile between a highest in countless regions via the U.S. in wireless customer caring as well as call peculiarity. For some-more report, gratefully visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally purebred heading of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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