The new Google Cell Phone
I knew this day would come sooner or later. The new Google phone is here and it really look less bulky than the T-mobile G1 and a little more like the iPhone.
A new phone based on Google’s operating system Android has been unveiled by Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The touchscreen HTC Magic will feature a 3.2 Megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS, but no slide-out keyboard.
The first “Google phone”, called the G1, was launched in September by HTC and is exclusive to T-mobile.
The Magic will feature new Android firmware, known as “Cupcake”, with changes based on G1 user suggestions.
The Magic will go on sale to Vodafone customers in the UK, Germany, Spain and France, and non-exclusively in Italy.
Android phone users will be able to access the Android Market, a storefront for applications that already boasts 800 offerings.
That number that is sure to grow with more Android handsets on the market.
The Congress was expected to see the launch of a number of Android-based phones from several manufacturers, but the Magic is as yet the only confirmed release.Google’s Hugo Barra says he is not worried its mobile platform is only on one phone in the shops
Speaking at the product launch, Vodafone and HTC representatives stressed that the ethos in producing the Magic was on form as well as function, and that the thinness and “feel in the hand” had been an important consideration.
“We are paying particular attention to style and design; I’m practically obsessed with it. We are extremely careful not to produce products for a niche of geeks, but bring out a proper mass-market consumer device with a lot of attention to design and functionality,” said Patrick Chomet, global director of terminals for Vodafone Group.
“This is the thinnest, nicest Android-powered device on the market.”
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