| The newest SciPhone Dream G2 has been long | | | | networking. You can also transfer information via USB |
| awaited. That's because it's the newest and one of | | | | cord. |
| the few clones to attempt Google's android mobile | | | | Productivity / Business Applications: Obviously being |
| operating system. I'll give a quick overview of this | | | | online and using Google products is a big draw to this |
| phone in the following article. | | | | phone, but there are some other cool features too. In |
| Stuffed To The Brim With Google Applications: Most | | | | addition to Gmail, the phone supports POP3 and IMAP. |
| feel that this phone is a knock off of HTC's Dream or | | | | It supports reading images and attaching / receiving |
| T Mobile's G1. If the Google wording on the back of the | | | | videos, music and documents. The phone fully supports |
| phone isn't a tip off, you need only look at the icons of | | | | Word and Excel documents and has a build in IM |
| the phone to quickly determine that it's entirely based | | | | messenger (including Live, Yahoo, ICQ, and G Talk.) |
| around taking full advantage of everything that big G | | | | In terms of appearance, this phone is pretty sharp |
| has to offer. This phone supports Google calendar, | | | | looking. The screen has a very nice, high resolution |
| documents, Gmail, maps, talk, web albums, notebook, | | | | picture and it has the finger touch / menu flow |
| sms, news, and docs. It also supports Blogger. | | | | interface. You can crop photos, scroll around, and |
| Faster Edge Network: Previous clones ran with a | | | | zoom in using only your fingers. The keyboard is a flat, |
| WAP browser (unless you installed opera mini) over | | | | touch one that pops on the screen. The outside |
| GPRS. As you probably already know, Edge is a lot | | | | housing is streamlined with very few additional buttons. |
| faster and this phone works with the 2.75 G version. | | | | This phone only weighs 110 grams, which is pretty light |
| Upgraded Camera and Music: Most of the clones | | | | by clone standards. |
| have 1.3 mega pixel cameras. Some of the higher end | | | | The SciPhone Dream is a tri band. This will work for |
| ones have a 2.0 MP model. This one raises the bar a | | | | most GSM sim cards. There are some rural areas of |
| bit with 4.0 MP and auto focus with flash. This phone | | | | AT&T that use the 850 MHZ band. If this is your |
| probably takes the best photos of all of the clones. It | | | | case, you'd need a quad band phone. A quick call to |
| also has the android music and video players as well | | | | AT&T would clear this up for you. |
| as an FM radio. | | | | In terms of pricing, right now the average price is |
| Bluetooth: Most clones include Bluetooth, but this phone | | | | around $130, but this is probably because the phone is |
| supports version v.2.0 EDR and has the following | | | | scarce and has just come out. As more flood the |
| profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, and GAVDP, as well as | | | | market, the price will most likely come down. |
| generic access, hands-free, headset, and dial-up | | | | |