Fresh off the market on Wednesday was T-Mobile's new smart phone, the G1 . A new phone to say the least, the G1 features Google's first attempt at a cell phone operating system, namely the Android. Built by HTC, and aided in Design by Google, the G1 features full 3G capabilities of T-Mobiles scattered, but growing 3G Network.

The Good:
It's not a brick first of all, but it's not as sleek as the iPhone. Despite its size, it is still quite compact and relatively light, especially considering the full QWERTY keypad built inside the phone. HTC and Google could have easily changed the design to it touch screen only and in turn reduced the size drastically, but where's the fun in that? It would just be a iPhone clone.

The Android system. By far one of the nicest phone operating systems I have encountered. What's really handy is the phone menu bar which can be pulled down from the top of the screen in any application (besides certain games). It makes checking messages, reviewing miss calls, and all general notifications incredibly easy and efficient.

Although not a completely embraced yet, it may prove to be quite powerful in the G1s future and that would be the Marketplace running with the Android Operating system where any publisher and release their software for public sharing. Software such as a barcode scanner, a music tracker, and a map maker are all readily available now. The ability for any coder to create software could create a wealth of applications for the phone and render it's possible interests of use limitless.

By far one of the greatest and most attractive features would be the built in keypad. It functions terrifically and remarkable easy to use. The buttons are slightly beveled so you can feel each key, but not significantly so that they bulge out.

The YouTube integration is phenomenal. For an operating system designed by Google, you can expect the G1's YouTube application to be top notch. Videos are neatly organized in different categories and it's quite easy to search.

For what its worth, the G1 will not disappoint, but it does not amaze either. Overall solid and a great jump for Google's Android system - a few tweaks for the next version and a new gold standard may be set.

The Bad:
First of all, the G1 is no iPhone killer. Although quite impressive, the G1 needs to fix some major drawbacks before it begin pinching at Apple's pocketbooks. First of all, and probably the most noticeable is the swivel screen's rattle. It's a bit shaky, and makes a small squeak when pressed down. Not a big deal, but still something that should have been resolved. Next, the design is a bit iffy. It lacks the sleek stylishness of the iPhone and has an odd "chin" at the bottom. The G1 also lacks multi-touch, again, although the not the biggest deal, for it's price and design, these things should have been included with the package. Small things also plague the G1 - things such as not having a stock software touch screen keyboard and the inability to record video. Lastly, media needs revamping. The music and media playing software needs a good kick as the stock ones are no good. There also needs to be a headphone jack, not a primitive USB port. It's pretty ridiculous how HTC, the manufacturer of many other smart phones all of which have a standard headphone jack would decide to take it away on perhaps its biggest launch to date.

That all said in done, the G1 is similar to the iPhone when it first released. It was pretty solid however it still customers still had their gripes. But after a revision and fixing of issues, it became even better, namely the well refined iPhone 3G out today. If T-Mobile, Google, and HTC knows anything about perpetuating their market, they would release a second edition of the G1 as well. The ironic name of the G1 provides perfect naming for future models. My guess is that the next ones would be called the "G2", "G3" and so on.

Hopes are great for the G1. The Android operating system proves to be surprisingly user friendly and easy to use. Not the iPhone killer at the moment, but if T Mobile, Google, and HTC releases a refined version, Apple and AT&T should be watching their backs.

So if Google, HTC, or T Mobile ever gets to read this, the following is the minimum of changes you should make to the G1 .

1. Fix the squeaky screen - The rattle makes it feel a bit cheap.
2. Headphone Jack Please!
3. A bit more stock memory would be nice. 1 gigabyte just doesn't cut it these days.
4. Multi-Touch. Complete steps up to here and you'll be in par in terms of hardware compared to Apple.
5. More sleek, smoother design. Get rid of the "chin" that protrudes from the bottom. Was it really necessary?
6. Add some better music playing software not to mention better camera software as well.
7. Expand 3G Coverage. (T-Mobile, if you plan to sell any more of these, you will need to build towers that support the full capabilities of 3G.)

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