Comments on: HTC Sapphire Might Be The T-Mobile G2

By: cbonn

cbonn — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:59:39 +0000

there is an app for the battery problem in the android market. it really brings the charging down to once a day the app cost a dollar but well worth it. it is called power manager. ive used the g1 now since its release, ive tried a storm, and i can’t see the sense of the iphone. the g1 has wifi and removable media. and is open to development by anyone. yellow pages for g1= free. vzw 15 bucks for the app, att must cost and arm a leg and your first born. all phones are nice but i find for all around the iphone is meant for music, the blackberry will never be more than email based, and the g1 evolves daily, what do you want it to do? i use my g1 for everything the internet is very fast. the only downfall i find is the phone will not work without having a data package, you cannot even make calls. but why would you buy a g1 if you didnt intend on using it what it was built for. thats like buying 4 wheel drive in florida for buying grocieries. the storm i noticed freezes constantly, cant keep up with its software. i have researched these phones a lot. i often wonder though, why is the battery as small as it is, the sidekicks battery is 5 times larger yet the sidekick is not too much bigger.

By: FATTY420

FATTY420 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:04:31 +0000

SO WHEN IS THE G2 TO COMING OUT I HAVE BEEN WAITING AND THEY JUST TALK DO U KMOW WHEN ITS COMING OUT

By: romont

romont — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:17:11 +0000

Every month they say wait, wait, video will be here, flash drive will be here, g1 sucks, verizon is better

By: RAWG1

RAWG1 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:36:48 +0000

Thanks much Doc. That’s what I wanted to know.

By: Dr. Tyrell

Dr. Tyrell — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:53:27 +0000

@RAWG1 – Apps including gmail work on Wi-Fi although gmail must be set up over the T-Mobile network initially. Of course, some apps such as mapping are meant to be used on the go with a data package.

By: Tmouser

Tmouser — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:31:01 +0000

What they need to do is Add UMA capabilities! why would you not use the “most exclusive” thing on your network to market even better?

By: RAWG1

RAWG1 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:52:54 +0000

I plan to buy an unlocked G1. I have heard it said that without the data package a lot of the apps will not work. Will they not work with the WiFi or when I decide to turn on the data package from time to time. I also heard that the gmail may not be accessible through the WiFi. Is this true. Comments anyone?

By: ben

ben — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:44:48 +0000

hi all

I have not yest jumped into the G1 lovefest, but will soon. I see many things about the battery life, but understand that it is all down to calibration. If from day1 the phone was left to die, then fully charged, then left to die, etc; for about 4-5 timesthen the phone would be able to guage when the battery was actually going to die and therefore give you a more accurate reading. Undoubtably, turning off stuf you do not need is a plus and optimizing the phones settings is a good thing too. Any new HTC androids that come out may or may not be subsidised by the networks (i know here in the UK, they are heavily subsidised) and so may be more expensive as a result. Plus the tendancy among the handset developers is to go all touch screen at the expense of key boards. I have found this to be a retrograde step in development as keyboards in my mind are vastly under rated when emailing or texting. I think the G1 will be here to stay.

By: Artem

Artem — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:28:08 +0000

Cool. Nice phone.
g-phone.in.ua

By: Ravensong

Ravensong — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:36 +0000

The keyboard is the only part of the hardware that I actually care for, and the new one won’t have it.
I need a new android handset already, because the lens on the camera cracked on mine somehow, while in my pocket, so 2 month old phone now has no camera.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:20:41 +0000

@Col…. you only charge twice a day?
Lucky you.
Mine dies every 4 hours even on standby. That’s with GPS and WIFI turned off.
Practically they want you to turn everything off just to have battery life.

Don’t tell me about cupcake.

By: Col

Col — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:35:09 +0000

Theres one thing they need to improve on in the ‘G2′ before anything else. Battery life, that needs to be the number one priority.

We need a phone that can last a minimum of 2 days even with heavy usage, having to charge twice a day is a joke, and not a funny one!

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:26:42 +0000

blah. no physical keyboard.

I’d rather have the rhodium.

By: Johnny Jones

Johnny Jones — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:00:00 +0000

I hope it has better settings for the camera then the g1 has. Also I am curious as to what they will charge for this model. I got caught paying full price due to not being upgrade time for me. Lol! But…….I know I will be buying it I am sure regardless.

By: RAWG1

RAWG1 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:53:36 +0000

Ok. I was going to wait for a better Android phone but I’m tired of waiting. I have also noticed that the droids coming out in the future seem to be more expensive or have to potential to do so. The only thing that I did not like about the current G1 is that the screen was not as big as I would like. Anyway, I have decided to jump in. I cannot wait anymore. However, I am an economist. Especially in these times. I have never used the data package much and don’t have a real need to start now. I have Tmobile but plan to buy a G1 and unlock it so I don’t have to pay for the extra $25 -$35 a month. I am hoping to be able to download all of the apps that I like through the built in WiFi. I also may turn on the data package on months where i may be on vacation or just want to use the data package. I just don’t want to be committed to 2 years of an increased phone bill. After all of that bla bla, here’s my question. I have heard it said that without the data package a lot of the apps will not work. Will they not work with the
WiFi or when I decide to turn on the data package from time to time. I also heard that the gmail may not be accessible through the WiFi. Is this true. Comments anyone?