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T-Mobile To Begin HTC G2 Preorders

Posted by timothy on from the but-who-wants-hspa dept.

cgriffin21 writes "T-Mobile Thursday finally confirmed what it's been hinting at for a while: The HTC G2, T-Mobile's HSPA+ successor to the HTC G1, is on the way. It'll be an Android 2.2 phone and run on T-Mobile's HSPA+ data network, which while not a 4G network offers what T-Mobile is calling 4G-like speeds up to 21 Mbps. T-Mobile hasn't confirmed pricing or exact availability but said it would open the G2 to presales for existing customers at the end of September."

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  1. Re:medicore by leighklotz · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's a distinct lack of usable keyboards. The G2 doesn't have the 5-rows of the G1, which is a disappointment.
    What good is it having ssh on your mobile device if you can't use it?

  2. Re:IDK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It should concern you. A smaller process almost always equates to lower power usage, and in the case of a mobile device, longer battery life. Also, more megahertz doesn't always mean more speed. Early leaked benchmarks show the g2 blowing the nexus one out of the water, even though its clocked at 1ghz.

  3. Re:G spot by zach_the_lizard · · Score: 4, Informative

    I guess someone has never read that article from the Onion:

    Fuck everything: we're doing five blades

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    SSC
  4. Re:Marketability? by flimflammer · · Score: 4, Informative

    High megapixel cameras on cell phones are pure marketing. I wouldn't dock the G2 for "only" having a 5MP camera. It's all the same crap in the end.