The reasons not to buy Google based G1
- G1 Interface
- Battery Life
- Disappointing Data Cap
- No Desktop Synching
- No Exchange server
- Skimpy Storage
- No Video Recording
Comparing it with iPhone whose market share is supposed to be affected by G1 has much better interface and is more adaptive.
The G1 phone’s stand-by time is a big disappointment: the G1 standby time is 130 hours only, as compared to iPhone’s 300 hours.
With a hard stop at 1GB google G1 is not even a choice though the G1 is roughly $380 cheaper than the iPhone, the iPhone offers “unlimited” data connectivity. Moderate to heavy data users will plow through T-Mobile’s 1GB cap in no time at all, here the blame goes to T-Mobile not G1 as this cap is imposed by T-Mobile.
G1 is not for business as the lack of Exchange server support, the absence of desktop synching makes it difficult to connect with Outlook. No desktop synching means no ActiveSync; no ActiveSync means millions of Outlook users are left out in the cold.
Given the G1’s built-in QWERTY keyboard and 3G connectivity the absence of Exchange server seems foolish. Google reps said they expect third-party application developers will create Exchange support soon enough, but its absence from the initial rollout sets the G1 behind competition just one day after its release.
The G1 comes standard with 1GB of storage with an optional 8GB Micro-SD add-on. Eight GB might sound like a decent number, but with competitors handling as much as 16GB built-in, the G1 becomes more difficult as an option.
With 3.2 megapixel camera this phone has no video recording, forgoing a unique opportunity to beat Apple at its own game — the iPhone does not support video recording either. If they’d sneaked in that feature, some of the G1’s other shortcomings would be more tolerable
Dont you think you should give a little credit to Brennon over at MacWorld who WROTE your article for you?
sir Scott Mullins,
How can you say that Mr Brennon himself wrote this article for me? Actually people are contributing to this blog and i dont know if he is original or copy. Even if you have some spare time please do contribute
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