The first Android OS-powered handset is a mixed bag of great software and clunky hardware. Its touch performance is easily the most fluent on test; it's just a shame the phone is so bulky. Rumour has it that HTC built this "Fisher-Price" mobile to Google's specifications. Stick to the software please. Google. But while the G1 is ultra-user-friendly, its multimedia performance mirrors its aesthetics. The 3.2MP snapper has autofocus but few other features. and the absence of video-recording capabilities is baffling. Its music player is little better, and with no 3.Smm jack, the sound is muddy through the supplied headphones.


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Naturally, Google services are on tap, and with a built¬in GPS and compass, the G1's most impressive talent is Goagle Maps Streetview. This phone has yet to reach India, but haVing seen it in action, we say it's well worth waiting for. The phone's ability to recognise a street's orientation as well as position creates amazing possibilities: search for WikiTude on YouTube to see. And that's the G1's main strength. Its open-source operating system offers massive potential for new functionality through third-party apps. The Android Market app store is open for business with software and games free to download to the handset.