Google Selling Its G1 Phone Directly
December 7, 2008
Michael Oryl’s “Google Selling Unlocked T-Mobile G1 as Android Dev 1” here reports that developers can buy an unlocked G1 for $400. You have to pay $25 to become a Google developer. Once that bit of housekeeping is out of the way, you can get the Android Dev 1, which is like the T-Mobile G1, except for two features:
- No SIM is included
- No bootloader lock.
Should you by one? If you want to develop an application for the phone, sure. Do you want to buy one to use on a long commute? Nope. The battery life is not sufficient for a two-hour session of yapping and surfing.
Start the buying process here.
Stephen Arnold, December 7, 2008
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