Android G1 Dev Phone has landed in Denmark
Finally, my HTC G1 Dev Phone running Android OS has arrived!
It could not be shipped directly to Denmark so it had to make a detour via Germany.
The phone arrived in a small plain white box without any branding whatsoever. The box contained:
- The HTC G1, no branding, but with the specially designed developer battery cover
- Battery charger. Danish users: an adaptor is needed, see photos
- Head phones that connect directly to the micro usb port
- Micro usb to usb cable
- A quick set up guide
A 1 Gb MicroSD card was already installed in the phone.
After activating 3G service at Telmore (danish mobile phone provider) I was able to sign in and start using the phone.
Phone info
“Settings” -> “About phone” says:
- Model number: Android Dev Phone 1
- Firmware version: 1.0
- Baseband version: 62.33.20.08H_1.22.12.29
- Kernel version: 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 android-build@apa27 #6
- Build number: dream_devphone-userdebug 1.0 UNLOCKED 116222 test-keys
Photos
Contents of box. Note the power adaptor
Front of G1
Backside of G1
HTC G1 side by side with my old PalmOne Treo 600
Head phones with micro usb connector
January 18, 2009 at 06:48
Could you tell me if any basic power convertor will do to hook it up safely to a European wall plug?
I’m living in Belgium and planning on buying the Dev Phone too, since the T-Mobile version won’t be sold here.
Could you also tell me of all Dev Phones are black? of do you get to pick the color if you order one?
January 18, 2009 at 13:12
The charger works with 100-240V / 50-60Hz so it works in European wall plugs, it just needs an adaptor, I use the one that came with my PalmOne Treo 600, and it works fine.
As the colour goes I think you can only get it in black, but the dev phone has that nice custom design on the back
January 18, 2009 at 21:24
Thx for the quick response. I’ve been doubting for over 2 weeks as I’m searching for details and reviews from European users (especially those outside of T-Mobile countries).
Today I looked up the possibilities of a videoplayer (there’s one on the market that plays mpeg-4) and the cupcake update tells me that video recording capabilities are coming, so I’ll probably order it tonight.
Greetz,
January 25, 2009 at 13:56
Hi Henrik
Could you please tell how you ordered the phone?
Did you use your own google dev account to order the phone or did your connection in Germany have to get one?
/Jonas
January 25, 2009 at 14:13
I used my google dev account, and just selected Germany as the destination.
January 25, 2009 at 15:14
Cool!
Thanks for the quick answer.
How much did it cost you? Any tax?
What about shipping?
February 1, 2009 at 18:05
I’m not entirely sure about the total price (My workplace paid for it
), but I know there is the $25 fee to become a Google Android developer + the price of the phone (no idea if it includes shipping). I’m pretty sure that tax is include because you have to choose a destination country.
April 5, 2009 at 10:53
Let’s see, my phone should be on it’s way as well
Can’t wait. Been making apps with the emulator, this will rock my boat 
I tried to pick Sweden instead, hopefully the adapter plug will be more compatible! But got the travelplug kit ready tho 
April 5, 2009 at 11:50
Cool, let me hear how it goes
April 15, 2009 at 10:45
So I’ve received it now. The power plug is still international (us standards) but that’s okay i had my converter kit ready. What i did after the order was placed, as soon as i could see the UPS track and trace was landed in Germany i wrote a mail to them getting them to change the DE to DK and viola. Received the package the next day. Only took 4days to get it home. Phone works like a charm, you need GPRS/EGDE/3G to register/login with a Google account to get the phone to work. Just Google your APN settings. Cheers!
Perfect phone imo, can’t wait to get buggin with the OS.