HTC Dream
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| Manufacturer | HTC |
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| Availability by country | 22 October 2008 |
| Successor | HTC Magic, HTC Desire Z(T-Mobile G2), Nexus One |
| Form factor | Slider smartphone |
| Dimensions | 117.7 mm (4.63 in) (h) 55.7 mm (2.19 in) (w) 17.1 mm (0.67 in) (d) |
| Weight | 158 g (5.6 oz) |
| Operating system | Android m3-rc22a to 1.6 |
| CPU | 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A ARM11 processor |
| Memory | 256 MB of internal storage, 192 MB RAM |
| Removable storage | Up to 16 GB microSD |
| Battery | 1150 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery |
| Data inputs | capacitive touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard, trackball, volume controls, 3-axis accelerometer |
| Display | 320 x 480 px, 3.2 in (81 mm), HVGA, 65,536 color TFT-LCD at 180 pixels per inch (ppi) |
| Rear camera | 3.15 megapixel, autofocus |
| Connectivity |
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, ExtUSB, A-GPS Quad-band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE Dual band UMTS 1700 2100 MHz HSDPA/HSUPA (US/Europe) (7.2/2 Mbit/s) |
The HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1 in the United States and parts of Europe, and as the Era G1 in Poland) is a smartphone developed by HTC. First released in September 2008, the Dream was the first commercially released device to use the Linux-based Android operating system, which was purchased and further developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance to create an open competitor to other major smartphone platforms of the time, such as Symbian operating system, BlackBerry OS, and iOS. The operating system offers a customizable graphical user interface, integration with Google services such as Gmail, a notification system that shows a list of recent messages pushed from apps, and Android Market for downloading additional apps.
The Dream was released to mixed, but mostly positive reception. While the Dream was praised for its solid and robust hardware design, the introduction of the Android operating system was met with criticism for its lack of certain functionality and third-party software in comparison to more established platforms, but was still considered to be innovative due to its open nature, notifications system, and heavy integration with Google's services.
In July 2005, Google acquired Android Inc., a company led by Andy Rubin which was working on unspecified software for mobile devices. Under the leadership of Google, the team was in the process of developing a standardized, Linux-based operating system for mobile phones to compete against the likes of Symbian and Windows Mobile, which would be offered for use by individual original equipment manufacturers. Initial development of what would become Android was targeted towards a prototype device codenamed "Sooner"; the device was a messaging phone in the style of BlackBerry, with a small, non-touch screen, navigation keys, and a physical QWERTY keyboard. The January 2007 unveiling of the iPhone, Apple's first smartphone, and its pioneering design aspects, caught Rubin off-guard and led to a change in course for the project. The operating system's design was quickly reworked, and attention shifted to a new prototype device codenamed "Dream"—a touchscreen device with a sliding, physical keyboard. The inclusion of a physical keyboard was intentional, as Android developers recognized users did not like the idea of a virtual keyboard as they lacked the physical feedback that makes hardware keyboards useful.
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