This is not a personal review or a hands on (don’t make me enter an overcrowded Optus store).
It’s merely a sneak peek at the tech specs, if you will.
With of course, plenty of suggestions on where to find hands on reviews.
Google Smartphone -> Optus HTC Dream
Intro
Just launched in Australia by Optus is Google’s Android Smartphone, made by HTC. This aspect alone excited me a little, as I luurrvvee the HTC touch phone series.
It appears essentially a tool to bundle all of Google’s technology together in the one spot (search, maps, YouTube, GMail, IM etc), but appears to fall short on some of the come-to-be-expected essentials of today’s smartphones.
Pros:
- QWERTY keyboard
- GPS
- Access to the Android Market – like a smaller yet FREE app store
- Pros over the iPhone? Perhaps expandable memory, removable battery – and starting off with a 3Mp camera (though unsure of quality).
Cons:
- No MS Exchange email support – which is a big shame, given that’s the first thing I loved about the previous HTC handsets…
- No Stereo bluetooth and no 3.5mm jack (ok, interesting…) – WT?
- Poor battery life – though we see this with all similar beasts so HTC aren’t alone
Where to find online reviews
Last comments
CNET: “2009 will be a year full of sexy Android phones, so it might be best to wait for the next generation.”
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