Chinese Dream G2 Video Surfaces
| by Rob Jackson on January 15th, 2009 |
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When we first heard about the “Dream G2″ Android Phone coming from China we immediately pegged it as a super cheap knock off that was trying to leech off HTC’s “Dream” and T-Mobile’s “G1″ name. And although we still think the naming is a cheap way to steal the spotlight, we now have a video of the device in action that proves that it’s real and not just a hoax:
It seems to work well but the addition of a stylus and subtraction of physical keyboard is somewhat puzzling. I’m not a big stylus fan though. We also see a power source in the shape of a big, goofy android robot character that gives the phone an “official” feel. Although, being in China and all, getting something like that independently manufactured would probably come on the cheap.
So what do you think of the Dream G2? It’ll probably be a China only occasion but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it!
As a side note, either its a female recording this video or someone has a disgustingly long thumbnail that makes me think their android dungeon doubles as a cocaine warehouse. Nasty!
[Via AndroidGuys, AndroidCentral]
1. Fred wrote on January 15, 2009
Android to PC
Smartphone PC Adapter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/3197478127_6cdfa25b9a_o.jpg
2. Xero wrote on January 15, 2009
Well it turns out that this thing isn’t actually running Android, its just a mockup made to look like Android.
3. Daniel Howard wrote on January 15, 2009
My hunch is that for Chinese a stylus may be a better input device than a roman keyboard.
-danny
4. dave wrote on January 15, 2009
If you’d like a fake Android phone, you can pick it up over here:
http://www.mysciphoneshop.com/sciphone-g2-dream-android-with-google-p-21.html
where they actually claim “Google Android User interface. Simulated android look and feel only.”
What’s confusing to me is… why go to so much trouble to steal/emulate (poorly) an OS that’s freely available?!
5. Justin M. wrote on January 15, 2009
@Daniel Howard
Nice observation. I sure hope that that is the case. I cannot stand stylus’. As slick as some of these phone look, I will never sacrifice productivity for looks by getting a phone without a keyboard. I still hope this phone is successful though.
6. David Morales wrote on January 16, 2009
Language always surprises me to be the missing key with these devices. “My Contract”?
7. China expat wrote on January 21, 2009
Long thumbnail is a cultural thing, tons of guys do it.
8. tdssk wrote on February 14, 2009
Sciphone Android Dream G2 very cool, i find the detail description about this Dream G2 Phone, http://www.yopool.com/google-dream-g2-phone-sciphone-android-dream-g2-p-3846.html
9. A.M. wrote on December 20, 2009
Notice that when the user went to “Contacts,” it said:
My CONTRACT is empty.
Not sure I want a phone with bad Engrish, no matter how cheap it is.
Does anyone know if the touchscreen works without the Stylus? Seems kind of silly to pull out a stylus to dial a phone number…
10. Wehtam wrote on February 19, 2010
When does the “Dreaam G2 phone” release for t-mobile
11. Wehtam wrote on February 19, 2010
When does the “Dream G2 phone” get released to t-mobile