• 1.5 mn Android G1 Pre-Ordered Already

    1.5 mn Android G1 Pre-Ordered Already

    Samir Makwana, Oct 13, 2008 1535 hrs IST

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Google and HTC's first Android OS mobile phone G1 is already creating records of sorts even before hitting the retail stores. According to Motley Fool, the first shipment (50,000 units) of the T-Mobile G1 sold out at pre-orders to the T-Mobile subscribers. So, the company had tripled its next shipment order to HTC which sold out as well. Thus, it is estimated that about 1.5 million of G1 phones have been sold on pre-ordered basis.

For now, T-Mobile is fulfilling the pre-order requests and it's likely that G1 will take a while to reach retail markets in the rest of the world. The other touchscreen counterparts like iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Storm and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic are yet to achieve any such numbers at pre-order sales.

Each phone caters to a specific audience and of course with new Android SDK more applications would be added to the Android Market. It would be sensible if HTC adds that missing 3.5mm port for hooking headphones to G1 so it can easily give other touchscreens run for their money.

Source: Pulse 2

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Piyush Michael
,Delhi, on Oct 19, 2008 12:14 PM
I laud the features of the G1. But the cost in india is not plaudable. An average indian has enough purchasing power to bring down other third world countries. But is'nt 400$ too much. The 180$ tag would make it a bestseller. But nobody would turn back towards a 400$ phone. I recommend HTC to bring it around 300$. There are many like me ready to buy it for that price.
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