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T-Mobile today announced the first Android OS based phone, HTC Dream aka the G1. The phone will be commercially available from October 22 in T-Mobile stores for $179 with a two year contract. G1 is a decently spec’d phone which has a 3-inch touch screen display running HVGA resolution (480 x 320 pixels). Full rundown below.

Specifications:

Network: GSM 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100Mhz
Dimensions: 116.84mm x 54.86mm x 15.75mm
Weight: 5.6 ounces
Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi
Camera: 3.1 megapixel
Storage: 1GB microSD bundled
GPS integrated with Google Maps and also Street View
Battery: 5 hour talk time, 130 hour standby time

Other features:
Downloadable apps from Android Store
Amazon MP3 Store
Integration of Google services like YouTube, Gmail, Calendar and GTalk
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Color options of Black, White and Brown

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