The 8mpx and 12mpx cameraphones are slowly gaining steam, but that does not necessarily mean a 5-megapixel shooter is out of vogue.  Couple that with that with the fact that T-Mobile wants to give their customers a little bit extra, and you have the Android-powered G2 (or the HTC Magic) rocking a 5-megapixel camera instead of the usual 3.2mpx lens that the other carriers offer. And it might be called just plain old T-Mobile G2, which is fine by us as long as we get what’s promised (and more in this case).  A Walmart release in July seems probable at this moment with a price tag of $179 for a two-year agreement, but we have seen those dates change too many times before to start counting our chickens already.

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Tags: 5 megapixel, camera, Cell Phones, G2, Google, HTC, HTC Magic, T-Mobile

T-Mobile’s G2, or whatever it’s going to be called, will pleasantly surprise you when it arrives soon. The phone will be available in white too, but most importantly the phone will come with a 5 megapixel camera instead of the regular 3.2 megapixel camera we were expecting. Walmart will start selling the G2 sometime in July and it will cost you $179 when purchased with a 2-year agreement.

Tags: 5 megapixel, Android, G2, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Walmart

A leaked document from T-Mobile U.S. has revealed the carrier’s Android plans for the rest of the year. Various phones running on Google’s OS are mentioned so you’ll have a tough time to choose yours. The HTC G2 is coming this summer, then the G1 is also going to be probably discontinued after the back to school season this year. Other codenames found in the document are the “G1 v2″ and the “Bigfoot” and the handset should arrive this fall. We’re probably talking about a Helio Ocean 2 which still needs confirmation. Next up is a Samsung Android phone which will be probably called the “Houdini”. While we wait for more specs and some prices you will have plenty of time to choose yours. What is it going to be?

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Tags: Android, G2, Helio Ocean 2, HTC, HTC, leak, Mobile News, Portable Devices, roadmap, Samsung, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

April 21 will bring us an important Bluetooth 3.0 announcement but that’s not the only thing we should be paying attention to. T-Mobile has also scheduled an event of its own on the very same date. Will we see the second Android smartphone officially emerge? We’ve seen the weird names T-Mobile has been testing for the HTC Magic and on April 21 we might find out more about all that. But what if the Magic is not what T-Mobile is announcing? Unfortunately the event isn’t public bur rather private. New York is where you should be if you to attend it. We’ll give you all the hot information once we know more ourselves.

via Engadget

Tags: event, G2, HTC, HTC Magic, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

From what we know so far, the HTC Magic is the G2 and Huawei Android phone will be the G3 when it comes to T-Mobile USA Android phones. But is it really so? Check out the pictures for yourself!

It seems that the G2 will be in fact the G3 or the myTouch 3G with Google or the Genius 3G with Google or the Prism 3G with Google. So what’s the matter with the G2? What phone will get the G2 moniker? And what about that Huawei device? Will it be the G4 or how does it all works? Does anyone from T-Mobile care to explain?

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Tags: Android, G2, G3, Google, HTC, HTC Magic, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

That hot HTC G2 phone has been blessed with the FCC approval. The U.S. version of the Magic will come with 1700/2100MHz band of HSPA, WiFi with UMA for Hotspot@Home, a 5 megapixel camera instead of the previously announced 3.2 megapixel version and all the other specs we’ve seen in its Vodafone brethren. Don’t expect us to tell you when the G2 is actually coming or how much it’s going to cost as neither the FCC nor HTC have leaked any such details. Maybe the upcoming CTIA will reveal more info.

via FCC

Tags: Android, ctia, fcc, G2, HTC, HTC, Magic, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

That first Android device, the HTC Dream has arrived in Italy and it’s going to be available from TIM. The phone will be offered for free for a contract but just in case you want to keep things simple you can also get it with a prepaid contract and it will cost you €429 or around $583. Would you be willing to pay that much for the G1 when the G2 is supposed to come out soon?

via TIM

Tags: G1, G2, Google, HTC, HTC, italy, Other Brands, TIM

We already know about the other Android handset that’s on its way to China, and HTC is now following suit with the G2, more widely known as the HTC Magic with a few modifications to make it fit enough for China Mobile.  3G and WiFi are given a miss in this version and support for the country’s TD-SCDMA network is thrown in.  That’s not all that is changed as the user interface is also completely customized with Chinese language support and the brand name has also been changed to Dopod, a name much more popular than HTC in China.

The rest of the story is the same as any other Magic news we have got you lately, which means there’s no info on pricing or a release date.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, China Mobile, dopod, G2, HTC, HTC, Magic

T-Mobile USA is definitely launching the G2. Question is when? According to some hot rumor, T-Mobile’s second Android phone is coming officially at CTIA. We’re about three weeks away from the event and we’re already wondering what other handsets we’ll get to see. The G2 was bound to arrive anyway. And by April that Cupcake update should be available too!
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Tags: Android, ctia, G2, Google, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

T-Mobile will bring a second Android phone to its subscribers later this year but is the HTC Magic we’ve seen over the pond at Vodafone’s going to be it? According to Google’s demo of Mobile Gmail in offline mode, the HTC Magic will wear the T-Mobile logo. If that’s what Google has shown us it must be close to real right?

The photo here is blurry but the T-Mobile logo is from the USA. It has one less dot left to the T than everywhere else in the world. There’s no good reason for T-Mobile not to launch the HTC Magic as the G2. Unless they have something even better up their sleeve.

via Gizmodo

Tags: G2, Google, HTC, HTC, Magic, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Vodafone

Vodafone is ready to offer what others only dream about. And it’s not the Dream from HTC, it’s the successor. The HTC Magic is the phone formerly known as the G2. It will be a Vodafone exclusive in Europe and it will feature 3G via HSPA, WiFi and GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and the Cupcake G1 users are still missing. The phone hasn’t been officially announced at the MWC yet but we have just started. We’ll keep you in the loop when more details will be available.

via BGR

Tags: Android, Europe, G2, Google, HTC, Magic, Mobile News, MWC, Vodafone, Vodafone

We know the G2 is coming from T-Mobile and we know it’s an Android phone. What we didn’t know yet was the fact that T-Mobile will launch a whole line of G phones this year. A G-series of Android smartphones is about to be born and T-Mobile is certainly going to profit off of it. Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s senior vice president of engineering and operations said in an interview:

As the year progresses there will be a significant number of HSPA-capable smart phones. We will be launching more G series phones and other products.

What more do you need? Well more details of course. When are we going to get them? Are they all going to be manufactured by HTC? Will T-Mobile improve its 3G network coverage?

via AndroidGuys

Tags: Android, G-Series, G1, G2, Google, Google, HTC, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

The pictures are blurry enough to indicate a leak, but are they the real HTC G2 planned to arrive at T-Mobile? There are no specs to accompany the leaked photos yet but we do know this G2 has no keyboard and there’s a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back. The phone should be available in May so in the mean time we’ll be looking for more details about it. And by May we might have other Android handsets ready to arrive.

via Gizmodo

Tags: Android, G2, Google, HTC, HTC, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Just a few hours ago we discovered HTC’s lineup for the year and we already have rumors about the phones. T-Mobile is the first company to have launched an Android handset and the carrier has announced its intention of launching another one, the G2. Hence our interest in its association with HTC.

T-Mobile USA will get that HTC Rhodium and release it as the Wing II. It was time the Wing had a successor, don’t you think? And most importantly, the G2 seems to be the Sapphire. We can only enjoy pictures for now as we don’t have any leaked specs yet.

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Tags: Android, G2, Google, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Rhodium, sapphire, T-Mobile, Wing, Wing II

Is Android and T-Mobile going to pair up for good? We’ve just seen the specs of what people claim to be a G2 handset and now we have a picture of it. As you can see it is an HTC device with no keyboard and a full touchscreen. The launch date has been pushed back to April due to software issues and it looks like at least one more company is going to have the same Android phone launched under a different name.

After the G2, a G3 handset is supposed to follow but there are no details about it at this time. We’ll keep you posted since it seems these are the hot rumors of this last weekend before Christmas.

via BGR

Tags: G1, G2, G3, Google, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Slacker G2 incorporates key navigational features and a portable radio player. It is indeed a phenomenal concept that could go off. Its very attractive to music lovers who don’t have the money to buy all of the tunes they want. The Slacker G2 is of course, an upgrade to the bulky and buggy first-gen player. In this device, you have all the station updates over Wifi with the same link to Slacker’s online music service. The new player offers a better portable version of that experience than Slacker’s first-generation Portable Radio.

The G2 sports a 320-by-240-pixel TFT screen which is nicely visible in sunlight, and it displays extensive information about bands and albums while a song is playing. The background data includes extensive band bios and album reviews from All Music Guide–another big reason that the Slacker G2 shines as a device for music discovery.  Furthermore, a more conventional user will love Slacker G2’s throwback controls. They’re all (more…)

Tags: G2, GPS, Mobile News, MP3 Players, Portable Devices, portable radio player, Slacker