As with all technology, be it a cell phone, DVD player, TV, vehicle, you name it... there are always a few glitches and bugs to come with it. This is ALWAYS the case with a first model/version. I don't care who makes it, or how "perfect" you think it is. However, the HTC G1 (at development time dubbed the HTC Dream), is not a beautiful phone... it's gorgeous. At first I wasn't too sure about the design of the phone itself. It's dull plastic look, its flush buttons, the way the screen slides up to reveal the keyboard. All of these things, were way forgotten once I received the phone (and mind you I received it a day before its official launch). The G1 looks that I were so worried about, actually made the phone what it is. The flush buttons that I thought would be a nuisance, were simple and easy to conform to. The slide-up screen, amazing (although I was a bit skeptical about how hard it snaps into the open position at first). The keyboard?! Oh my, let me tell you, I actually like it more than my Sidekick LX keyboard. As far as the bland plastic look of the phone... to be honest, I like it. If it was shiny, I think it would take away from the phone's characteristics.
As far as navigating through the phone, and using it's features... that took little to no time to learn. I very easily made the transition from a loyal Sidekick user (I do still love 'em), to my new HTC G1. As far as clarity when making calls, crystal (so far). Text messaging, was... needless to say a bit different, but easy to learn. Browsing the web was "holy cow!" and nothing more to say. Just about everything in general that they previewed about the phone before its launch, worked just like they said it would. The Compass Mode on Google Maps, is absolutely a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I've been putting a lot of my friends in "shock and awe" with it.
As for its glitches... well, of course it had a few (well, still has... I'm waiting for my OTA, Over-the-Air, update from T-Mobile and Google). We can't save photos from MMS messages, we can't listen to MP3's purchased from the Amazon store. We can't record video. And battery life seems to be on el-fritzo (however after fine tuning some settings, I've managed to greatly increase my battery life). I'm not so sure the battery life was so much of an issue, or that it was more the problem of the phone miscalculating the amount of battery left. Needless to say, minor bugs if you ask me. If this is the worst of it, and there's more good things to come... I personally think it will definitely rival all those who have the "Death Grip" on their iPhones.
Watch out AT&T and Apple, here comes T-Mobile and Google.
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