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Review: T-Mobile G2

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The Web browser on the T-Mobile G2 is top notch. It's the standard Android browser with no frills or additions, but that's good enough. All the pages I browsed, including our own PhoneScoop.com homepage, looked perfect, or very close to their desktop counterpart. With Flash 10.1 on board, even Flash animations and advertisements came through intact. Flash is not quite perfect, and movie windows could be difficult to move around and resize. But videos played fairly smoothly, and in most cases, like on the CNN homepage, I found Flash content to be watchable and even enjoyable.

Web pages loaded very quickly. The T-Mobile G2 handily defeated every other phone I have on hand in head-to-head browsing tests over the data network. HSPA+ does wonders for Web browsing, and even at its least impressive speeds, the new network provided a great, improved experience.

Customize

Android is a great platform for customization, especially as you dig deeper into the App Market for various theme apps and widgets hidden amongst the Family Guy soundboards. Out of the box, the G2 offers plenty of customization options, though as I've mentioned, I prefer the more extensive selection of widgets available on Motorola Motoblur or HTC Sense phones. Still, you can customize the 7 different homescreen panels with widgets and shortcuts, and the phone comes with an assortment of still images and live wallpapers, or you can add your own.

One of the best customization features on this phone is the set of programmable buttons on the keyboard. There are so many ways you can customize actions and shortcuts for these buttons, I can't list them all. But they go far beyond simply opening an app or starting a new text message.

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HTC G2

3.7" display 480 x 800 pixels
S2 MSM7230 processor
1,300 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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