Android-powered Sciphone Dream G2 is neither dreamy nor the G1's successor

The G1's taken some flak for being just a little less fashion-forward than the hottest handsets on the market, but as retail Android handsets go, it's the most beautiful thing going -- and we think that illustrious title's safe for the time being. Meet the "Dream G2" (groan) from China's Sciphone, a brick of an Android-powered handset promised for a November 28 release featuring EDGE data, WiFi, 4-megapixel cam with autofocus, 50MB of internal memory, microSD expansion to 16GB, FM radio, a QVGA display, and "the most advanced software ever engineered." Without a physical keyboard (as far as we can see, anyhow) and no software support in Android promised for a few months at minimum, it's unclear how you'll input text, but hey, the release is still a good ten days away -- maybe these guys are good at thinking on their feet.

[Via ModMyGphone, thanks neerhaj]

[SParklingCYaNide Posted Nov 18th 2008 9:25AM]

This Chinese Company has no right to call this the G2 as it is NOT the Official G2 from HTC. This Phone is Pure C R A P. G2 will be HTC Touch HD-esque.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2008 10:10AM]

It's incredible how you fanboys jump so fast to defend a company. A company that you probably dont know or have any associations with.

I, for one, welcome our chinese overlords' flood of android based mobiles.

[SoCoolCurt Posted Nov 18th 2008 11:33AM]

yea because im sure HTC were the first people to combine the letter 'G' and number '1'. i would hate to see you on BINGO night.....

[VDubb Posted Nov 18th 2008 11:43AM]

Of course they were. Heck, Asus was copying HTC's naming scheme before they even released the T-Mobile G1.

[SParklingCYaNide Posted Nov 18th 2008 2:14PM]

Wow, ya'll are Nuts!!!

BWahahahahaa

- D

[SoCoolCurt Posted Nov 18th 2008 11:31AM]

i was wondering about that keyboard situation as well. i cant seem to understand why a touch keyboard wasnt a priority on such a touch centric OS.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2008 1:03PM]

Looks more like a nightmare! Very dated!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2008 1:27PM]

I think all Mobile Phones from China will use Android, because it is open, free and better than Operational Sistem they made there.
Here in Brazil, exists a lot of Cellphones clones, they cost 1/4 of price, if you compare with originals.
Some people were deceived, because they do not know the difference between the originals and the clones.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2008 3:21PM]

The OS is probably the only thing that's free in China. This phone is a yawner.

I can't wait to see what the Meizu makers will do with Android! Maybe not.