T-Mobile G1 – first impressions!

I was lucky enough to get my pre-ordered T-Mobile G1 in the mail yesterday. It’s now been 24 hours since I put my Blackberry Curve down, and used the G1 for my daily routine.

I’m happy to say that it has been a near perfect experience. The start was a little rocky as T-Mobile apparently forgot to correctly provision my account, but after a 2 minute call I was good to go.

Here is my experience with the G1 up till now:

The great:

The Interface, the hardware, the Gmail push client, the browser

The good:

The Android marketplace, Google maps, the music app

The bad:

GPS coverage, rubber flap covering the USB port, no standard headphone jack, battery life

I’ll only go into the last item; battery life is a big problem. I started the day at 6:45am with a 100% battery, and by 2pm I was down to 20%. That could be a big problem, especially if you are used to 3-4 days from your Blackberry.

I’ll go into the device in some more depth in the coming days, but so far it is safe to say that the device is a real beauty, and that the Android OS is quite stunning. All I REALLY want now is a T-mobile compatible USB HSDPA modem!