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Where does Android/T-Mobile G1 fall short?

Next in the line of "iPhone Killers" is the T-Mobile G1, which runs on the Android mobile platform developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.  As heralded as this device is, Gizmodo points out that it is not without its flaws, some more glaring than others.

A quick rundown of where the G1/Android falls short:

• Only one Google account can be stored on the phone at one time; in order to add a new account, the phone has to be reset
• Lack of desktop syncing (Time to add all of your contacts and events to your Google account)
• Can only play back YouTube videos
• No multitouch (Later models will have this feature)
• Don't look for a headphone jack--it's not there
• You must save all media to an SD Card, as the G1 is unable to store it internally
• If you use over 1GB of data in a 3G area, T-Mobile will reduce data to as low as 50kbs...or less!

One bittersweet feature: T-Mobile will unlock the G1, but only after 90 days of active service on a T-Mobile plan.

We believe the G1 will give the iPhone some healthy competition, or at least be more prevalent than the Sprint Instinct (?) or LG Dare (??).

That said, would you be interested in having iSmashPhone report stories on the G1/Android alongside the iPhone?  (We already created an Android demo.)

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Survey Says? *clang!* WIRED Wants Wireless Woes, World-Wide

So just how bad -- and how widespread -- are the iPhone 3G's network performance issues?

Wired Magazine would like to know.  Even if they have to go global to do it.

The techno-zine has put out a world-wide call for iPhone 3G users to test their 3G and Edge up/download speeds, then report both their results and where they're doing their testing (by submitting their geographical into to an interactive Zeemap). 

Apparently, there's already been a major influx of testees; Wired reports that high inbound traffic necessitated a server upgrade.  Which, when you think about it, is good for their research, but maybe not so good for the iPhone's tech cred...

[Via Wired.com]

How can we help you?

The iPhone 2.0 is coming. With that, you'll be getting a 3G iPhone with an App Store (and perhaps a couple other new ideas Apple has kept super secret).

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