Aside from its wretched battery life, I dig the G1 hardware. But the first shots of the OPhone, Lenovo’s Android phone for China Mobile, are making me sad I’m not in Shanghai with Elaine.
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-buy-gadgets-in-china-and-not-get-screwed-5058737
We knew Lenovo was planning on bringing out one of the first Chinese Android pieces, we just didn’t know it would look this nice; we’ve only this one shot to go on, but already I’m loving those polka dot send/end/clear buttons. And another thing worth noting is that from this single shot, it doesn’t look like the OPhone includes a hardware QWERTY, meaning aside from chinese character stylus entry, the China Mobile folks may have taken some steps forward in developing a software touch keyboard for Android.
https://gizmodo.com/china-goes-with-lenovo-for-its-own-google-phone-5069604
Unfortunately, importing this thing will be an impossibility, since it runs on China’s own proprietary TD-SCDMA 3G network and will likely feature a customized version of Android that incorporates China Mobile’s own homegrown apps and services. Still, it’s a good carrot to dangle in front of HTC’s nose. [ModMyGphone]
