Sure, the very first iPhone released today, but does anyone remember the first Android smartphone?
In October of 2008 HTC’s T-Mobile G1, or HTC Dream as it’s known outside the U.S would launch being the first phone with the Android OS. The G1 was priced at $179 — which was pretty affordable even in those days — and featured top-of-the-line specs including a Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, 192MB of RAM, and 256MB of internal storage (expandable up to 16GB). It also stocked a 3.15MP rear camera, and a 1,150mAh battery.
I loved this phone but really hate that trackball thing.
I waited in line for one of these when they came out. It wasn’t a super long line, but I wasn’t the only one. I ended up showing a store employee how to access the SIM slot because I had done enough research to know every detail. I also brought mini donuts for the employees which they seemed to like.
I had a Cingular 8125 before switching to an iPhone 3G. That phone was THICK, had WiFi B, and ram windows mobile. But I loved the slide out keyboard.
https://m-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/3455-image/Cingular8100-8125-3.webp
I didn’t get to Android until Samsung S3. But I knew a few people with HTC Dream. Nice little phone. Still preferred my Nokia E71 (and later Nokia E72) over it though.
My first Android phone was my Motorola Cliq, which I got after my Blakcberry Pearl died. Good times with those phones.
