14 DAY TRIAL // Even though it was slated for an October 6th launch, T-Mobile's G2 has been given the go ahead signal to be sold earlier in certain regions.
Either it will be an earlier launch for the whole country, or just a few stores that will start selling it on October 3, it is almost certain that some of those people that have pre-ordered the smartphone won't need to wait till October 6.
According to TMO, a large number of users that pre-ordered the highly anticipated Android smartphone have reported that the G2 will start selling 3 days earlier than it was expected.
While we're not sure how many local T-Mobile stores will be able to offer the device that early, rumors about the early sale seem to be true as many people have already got their pre-ordered G2s.
T-Mobile G2 comes with a 3.7-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors support (480x800 pixels resolution), QWERTY keyboard, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Swype text input, Multi-touch input method, Optical trackpad.
The slider is powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz processor and runs Android OS 2.2 Froyo.
Other key features of the Android device include: HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, 3.5 mm audio jack, microUSB port, 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 8GB card included), Bluetooh 2.1 with A2DP support, as well as GPS with A-GPS support.
It also sports a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, as well as video recording capabilities (720p).
T-Mobile G2 is powered by a 1300mAh Li-Ion battery, which was rated by the carrier for up to 9 hours and fifty minutes of talk time (6 hours and forty minutes for 3G network), or 430 hours of standby.
The smartphone can be bought for as low as $200 with a new plan, or $500 free of contract.