Sep 17

Android vs. iPhone

While the iPhone platform has spent over a year on the market already, Google's Android is still something a lot of people talk about, but seeing it...that's a more delicate question! I mean...there are plenty of iPhone 3G problems to talk about, and only one Android problem: there are no Android devices widely available! Obviously, this is going to change pretty soon, and one of the first moves towards accomplishing the goal of living in a world where the iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile platforms are accessible for everyone (at least to look at in a local store, if not buy) will be made by T-Mobile in about a week.

As you can see in the image above, coming right from Gearlog, official invites to the launch party of the T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream, or simply "the Google Phone," have been sent already. Unfortunately, I didn't get mine yet. Oh, wait! They have no reason to send me one, especially since it happens a few thousand miles away from me, but still...it would have been nice to have one invite!

There's not much data available about this presentation yet, but it's enough to figure out from the invite that T-Mobile and Google execs will show a bunch of Android phones, speak about the features, plans for the future, and so on, all ending with a hands-on session for the reviewers and the curious ones in the attendance.

Just so that you get the idea, various sources already claim the "Google Phone" will come packed with features, including GPS navigation, a tilt sensor and, obviously, Wi-Fi. Who could imagine a "Google Phone" without Internet?

Unfortunately, we have no idea if the device is going on sale, the price, the service plans available for it, and so on. After all, what would be the meaning of a launch party, if all the data is made public before that?