Yesterday, I went to T-mobile store tried the new release G1 that I've been waiting for months. With the passion of Google and faithfulness of T-mobile, it is reasonable to just get it. However, I left the store without carrying this new G1. One of the main reason is G1 black doesn't attract me from it's appearance even though I've lower my expectation the first time I saw the phone on the website. The shell (it is a typical plastic cover with dull surface) and the round edge should be blamed for the failure of design.
If Motorola Razr and Apple i-Phone are considered as revolutionary fashion of phone, G1 is definitely going backward. Plus, there is a rumor that G2 will be HTC Touch HD which has better looking than G1. We don't know if this is going to be true but likely, HTC will improve the design from the first model.
I am going to have second try on G1 white couple weeks later. There may be a chance that white one looks better than black one. Regardless the style, I do admire nicer interface of G phone.
3 more weeks to go, we will see what happen.
