Which Android Models do you really want?

[Rad]

I am on a month to month with TELUS right now.

Thus I am taking my sweet time deciding what to do. I am 95% sure I am going to Android. What concerns me the lack of high end choices vs. the US Market. I know we are 1/10th the size of the US but this is getting crazy.

the LG ally which is now the LG Shine Plus in Canada - has been out since March in the US. and its really a mid level model.

Bell hit a home run with the Galaxy S Vibrant. However, I would prefer a physical keyboard - i can't type of my wife's iPhone.

I am hoping for the Samsung EPIC, HTC Vision (G2) or Milestone 2 to get its butt up here. Is that wishful thinking?

[Frankie]

Samsung EPIC

[Rad]

C'MON CANADA

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-officially-and-finally-unveils-g2

T-Mobile has finally pulled the curtain out from over the HTC G2, the follow-up to the smartphone that marked the launch of Android. The G2 also is TMo's first HSPA+ smartphone (it's debatedly called a "4G" phone).

Spec-wise, we're looking at a 3.7-inch touchscreen a full QWERTY keyboard. It's powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7230 "Snapdragon" processor at 800MHz. There's a 5-megapixel camera with full 720p video recording, the obvious four-row keyboard with a trio of customizable keys.

The G2 will launch with Android 2.2 and have seven customizable home screens, including one dedicated to apps. Preloaded software includes the new Google Search Voice Actions, the new Google Voice app (that we've already seen from the leaked G2 ROM), Swype, Google Earth, Google Voice, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Talk and Adobe FlashPlayer. To store all those apps, the G2 comes with 4GB of internal memory and an 8GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB).

T-Mobile has yet to announce pricing (we've heard $199) and availability (Sept. 29 has been rumored), though pre-orders will begin "later this month." You can sign up at http://g2.t-mobile.com for updates. Check out the full press release after the break, and be sure to swing by our T-Mobile G2 fourms.

Introducing the T-Mobile G2 with Google — the First Smartphone Delivering 4G Speeds on T-Mobile’s Super-Fast HSPA+ Network

T-Mobile, Google and HTC re-team to deliver the groundbreaking successor to the T-Mobile G1; Exclusive preorder for current T-Mobile customers begins later this month.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Sept. 9, 2010 —T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™, delivering downloads at 4G speeds1, a blazing fast web browsing experience and tight integration with Google services. The G2 breaks new ground as the first smartphone specifically designed for T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ network2, which covers 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas across the country. The G2 is an ultra-powerful smartphone designed by HTC and is the highly anticipated successor to the

T-Mobile G1, the world’s first Android™-powered mobile phone, pairing a large 3.7-inch screen with a unique hinge design that opens to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Current T-Mobile customers will get exclusive access to preorder the G2 starting later this month.

“T-Mobile ignited the spark that set the Android world ablaze two years ago with the launch of the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, which remains an important milestone for both T-Mobile and the Android operating system,” said Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer, T-Mobile USA. “Now, with the launch of the T-Mobile G2, we are re-teaming with our partners at Google and HTC to provide T-Mobile customers with another first — the first Android smartphone designed to deliver 4G speeds on our new network.”

“One of the advantages of an open platform is the opportunity for developers to create rich mobile experiences and seamlessly get those experiences into the hands of consumers,” said Andy Rubin, vice president, engineering, Google. “From new services, such as Voice Actions, to mobile applications, developer-led Android innovation is flourishing. On Android Market alone, the number of applications available to consumers has grown from just 50 applications two years ago to more than 80,000 applications today.”

“Two years ago, HTC and T-Mobile worked together to deliver the world’s first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. From that start, Android has grown to be the leading smartphone platform in the U.S., and one of the most popular globally,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “With today’s announcement of the G2, HTC and T-Mobile are once again bringing a breakthrough Android product to market.”

The first smartphone specifically designed to deliver 4G speeds on T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ network, the G2 is optimized for performance to provide customers with blazing fast access to a world of information through websites, applications, videos, file downloads and more. Built on Android 2.2, the G2 offers seven customizable home screen panels, including a dedicated panel with one-click access to your favorite Google applications such as Android Market™, which currently offers more than 80,000 applications.

The T-Mobile G2 delivers a powerful mobile data experience that is tightly integrated with Google Voice™, as well as packed with Google applications such as Voice Actions™ from Google, Google Goggles™ and more. It is one of the first smartphones in the industry to offer the new Voice Actions feature of Google Search™, which allows you to control your phone with your voice for calling contacts and businesses, sending messages, browsing the Web, listening to music and completing common tasks. It is also the first smartphone to offer integrated access to Google Voice™, allowing customers to create a new account using their current mobile number right from the home screen. Google Voice then automatically transcribes voicemails to text so customers can read them like an e-mail or text message from their phone or online. Additional pre-loaded Google services include Google Search, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Places and Navigation, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Google Earth™, among others.

Adding fuel to the G2’s speed is its Snapdragon™ MSM7230 mobile processor which combines Qualcomm’s new HSPA+ capabilities and second generation applications processor. The Snapdragon MSM7230 offers an 800 MHz CPU and is optimized to deliver exceptional performance, long battery life and leading edge multimedia and web browsing — with download speeds faster than other solutions currently in the market.

The G2 delivers advanced smartphone features including an HD video camera for recording crystal-clear, high-definition (720p) videos that can be automatically uploaded to your Photobucket account and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus. The G2 also offers smartphone essentials such as easy access to personal and work e-mail, including support for Microsoft® Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar; social networking; and instant messaging. In addition, the G2 features a pre-installed 8GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB, as well as a music player.

Additional features of the G2 include the following:

* Dedicated Quick Keys for one-touch access to your favorite Google shortcuts and applications
* Adobe FlashPlayer enabled Web browsing experience
* Pinch and zoom functionality for Web browsing and photo gallery
* 4GB internal memory with pre-installed 8GB micro SD card, with support for up to 32 GB of external memory
* Built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo headset and Bluetooth support
* Swype® text input for fast, accurate communication

Availability

The T-Mobile G2 with Google will be available in the U.S. exclusively from T-Mobile, and current T-Mobile customers will have the opportunity to preorder the G2 in limited quantities later this month. Additional availability details will be shared in the coming weeks. Visit http://g2.t-mobile.com to register for updates.

[pr0cs]

The G2 does look good, seems to be benchmarking well too.
Seems to me the phone would work in Canada as well which makes it more attractive, sure there are a lot of cool phones out there but so few of them will ever work here it's hard to get too excited about them.

[chefina]

I was looking at a video on you tube of future phones from 2010 to 2014.One was the Htc Hero 2.


Stephanie

[majortom]

Now that details of the Nexus S are starting to leak, I think that is the Android phone that I would most want. Stock Android and top notch hardware, in addition to getting updates immediately due to this being the dev phone make it pretty sweet.

The only drawback may be that this one might only ship on the AWS band (with other bands following at a later date), much like the Nexus One did when it originally launched. Then again, considering Wind seem to be doing a better job in coverage, maybe it would be worth a switch.

[AbsoluteDark]

I would honestly wait for the milestone 2 and it has the best one out there. Also, I heard from someone that they would be releasing another new android at Telus in the next month or so, I would personally hold off until that time.

[Graze]

I'd love to get the HTC Evo here.

[msgam21]

droid incredible (or the soon to be released HD)

[girlsplus1]

Getting a desire z this week. Can't wait any longer to get a smartphone, and gotta have a physical keyboard, due to bad coordination and large fingers.

[guptavar]

I can't for Telus to have Htc desire HD and some android tegra 2/ dual core smartphones. That would be awesome only if it happens soon enough.

[avikram]

I would love to have a desire HD. Went down to the US for the launch of HTC Evo only to find out that the phone is not gsm and since I am running on a rogers contract for another 2 years it was brutal not being able to get that gorgeous phone

[FrankP]

I thought I'd want a physical keyboard but I'm loving swype on my bell galaxy s. Much faster than a physical keyboard for me.

[Luke]

I would like to get the desire or one of the galaxy s devices to replace my old 3GS

[theunlock.ca]

Motorola DROID 2 Global
it has 1.2 GHz processor, 3D graphics accelerator
Battery talk time and stand by is amazing
it is the first phone whihc has all the cdma freq, all gsm freq and it has HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

[4minutes]

LG Optimus 2x (aka Star)!! I want it :p!!

[Nathan]

LG Optimus 2x (aka Star)!! I want it :p!!
I want one too, buy I won't be willing to shell out the $1000 it's going to cost.