<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G1	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
Era	B-Application
G1	I-Application
in	O
Poland	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
device	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Linux-based	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
purchased	O
and	O
further	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Open	O
Handset	O
Alliance	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
open	O
competitor	O
to	O
other	O
major	O
smartphone	B-Application
platforms	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
offers	O
a	O
customizable	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
such	O
as	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
a	O
notification	O
system	O
that	O
shows	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
recent	O
messages	O
pushed	O
from	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
for	O
downloading	O
additional	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
solid	O
and	O
robust	O
hardware	B-Architecture
design	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
certain	O
functionality	O
and	O
third-party	O
software	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
more	O
established	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
innovative	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
open	O
nature	O
,	O
notifications	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
heavy	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
,	O
like	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Android	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
led	O
by	O
Andy	O
Rubin	O
which	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
unspecified	O
software	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
standardized	O
,	O
Linux-based	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
offered	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
individual	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
targeted	O
towards	O
a	O
prototype	O
device	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Sooner	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
a	O
messaging	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
non-touch	O
screen	O
,	O
navigation	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
physical	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
January	O
2007	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
pioneering	O
design	O
aspects	O
,	O
caught	O
Rubin	O
off-guard	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
course	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	O
was	O
intentional	O
,	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
developers	O
recognized	O
users	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
as	O
they	O
lacked	O
the	O
physical	O
feedback	O
that	O
makes	O
hardware	B-Architecture
keyboards	O
useful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
Open	O
Handset	O
Alliance	O
(	O
OHA	O
)	O
;	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
telecommunication	O
companies	O
devoted	O
to	O
advancing	O
open	O
standards	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
companies	O
included	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
manufacturers	O
of	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Google	B-Application
indicated	O
in	O
2008	O
that	O
several	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
devices	O
were	O
being	O
tested	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
official	O
public	O
launch	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
only	O
one	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
year	O
—	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
called	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
reports	O
suggesting	O
October	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprint	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
OHA	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
unveiled	O
any	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
while	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
AT&T	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
plans	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
yet	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
on	O
23	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
first	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
T-Mobile	O
as	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G1	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
20	O
October	O
2008	O
in	O
its	O
3G-enabled	O
markets	O
only	O
(	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
markets	O
on	O
24	O
January	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
British	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
other	O
European	O
territories	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
Poland	O
as	O
the	O
Era	B-Application
G1	I-Application
on	O
Era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
both	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
and	O
its	O
successor	O
(	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
)	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
T-Mobile	O
on	O
27	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G1	B-Application
was	O
spiritually	O
succeeded	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
by	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
HTC	B-Application
device	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
a	O
sliding	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
4G	B-Architecture
"	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
Rogers	O
suspended	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
on	O
15	O
January	O
2010	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
bug	O
affecting	O
the	O
proper	O
use	O
of	O
emergency	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
's	O
exterior	O
uses	O
a	O
soft	O
,	O
smooth	O
matte	O
plastic	O
shell	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
white	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
and	O
bronze	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
's	O
design	O
features	O
a	O
distinctive	O
"	O
chin	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
,	O
which	O
houses	O
5	O
navigation	O
buttons	O
(	O
"	O
Call	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Back	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
End	O
Call	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
clickable	O
trackball	B-Device
in	O
the	O
center	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
scrolling	O
and	O
selecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
a	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	O
LCD	B-Device
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
320×480	O
;	O
the	O
screen	O
can	O
be	O
slid	O
along	O
a	O
curved	O
hinge	O
to	O
expose	O
a	O
five-row	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
—	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
releases	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
the	O
keyboard	O
was	O
originally	O
the	O
only	O
method	O
of	O
text	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
supporting	O
multitouch	B-Application
at	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
level	O
,	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
's	O
Android	B-Application
distribution	O
was	O
patched	O
to	O
remove	O
multitouch	B-Application
support	O
from	O
its	O
touchscreen	O
drivers	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
traditional	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
requiring	O
an	O
adapter	O
for	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
(	O
but	O
Mini-USB	O
compatible	O
)	O
"	O
ExtUSB	O
"	O
port	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
528MHz	O
Qualcomm	O
MSM7201A	B-Device
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
with	O
192	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
GB	O
using	O
a	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
network	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
supports	O
Quad-band	O
GSM	O
850/900/1800/1900	O
MHz	O
and	O
GPRS/EDGE	O
,	O
plus	O
Dual	O
band	O
UMTS	O
Bands	O
I	O
and	O
IV	O
(	O
1700	O
&	O
2100MHz	O
)	O
and	O
HSDPA/HSUPA	O
(	O
in	O
US/Europe	O
)	O
at	O
7.2/2	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
heavily	O
integrates	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
apps	O
for	O
various	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gmail	B-Application
(	O
with	O
push	B-General_Concept
email	I-General_Concept
support	O
)	O
,	O
Maps	B-Application
,	O
Search	B-Application
,	O
Talk	B-Application
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
the	O
contacts	O
and	O
calendar	O
apps	O
can	O
sync	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
Google	B-Application
Contacts	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
services	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
ships	O
with	O
an	O
email	O
app	O
supporting	O
other	O
POP3	B-Protocol
and	O
IMAP-based	O
mail	O
services	O
,	O
an	O
instant	O
messaging	O
app	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
WebKit-based	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
download	O
additional	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G1	B-Application
as	O
sold	O
by	O
T-Mobile	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
app	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
DRM-free	O
music	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
download	O
them	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
could	O
also	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
newer	B-Application
versions	I-Application
of	I-Application
Android	I-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
officially	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
1.6	O
"	O
Donut	B-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
's	O
G1	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.6	O
update	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Rogers	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
in	O
Canada	O
(	O
which	O
stayed	O
on	O
1.5	O
"	O
Cupcake	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
Rogers	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
only	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
"	O
 '	O
Google'-branded	O
"	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
became	O
a	O
popular	O
target	O
for	O
modding	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
discovered	O
a	O
software	O
exploit	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
gain	O
superuser	B-Application
access	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
—	O
a	O
process	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
rooting	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
parallel	O
to	O
"	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
"	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
would	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
perform	O
tweaks	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
at	O
the	O
system	O
level	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
performed	O
under	O
normal	O
circumstances	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
auto-rotation	O
,	O
and	O
installing	O
a	O
custom	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
that	O
restored	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
multitouch	B-Application
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
's	O
bootloader	B-Application
was	O
dumped	O
,	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
modifying	O
it	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
install	O
third-party	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
converting	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
update	O
files	O
into	O
a	O
format	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
installed	O
using	O
the	O
modified	O
bootloader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Dev	O
Phone	O
1	O
available	O
for	O
registered	O
Android	B-Application
developers	O
;	O
the	O
Dev	O
Phone	O
1	O
was	O
a	O
SIM	O
-	O
and	O
hardware-unlocked	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
that	O
came	O
pre-configured	O
for	O
superuser	B-Application
access	O
to	O
the	O
internal	O
files	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
completely	O
replace	O
the	O
bootloader	B-Application
and	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
these	O
developments	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
community	O
,	O
centered	O
on	O
forums	B-Application
such	O
as	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
,	O
emerged	O
surrounding	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
"	O
ROMs	B-Device
"	O
)	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
such	O
as	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
ports	O
of	O
newer	B-Application
versions	I-Application
of	I-Application
Android	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
their	O
own	O
features	O
and	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
later	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
factors	O
(	O
including	O
carrier	O
practices	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
software	O
provided	O
by	O
device	O
manufacturers	O
that	O
sit	O
atop	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
TouchWiz	I-Application
)	O
led	O
to	O
fragmentation	B-Application
regarding	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
for	O
certain	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Device
(	O
which	O
are	O
usually	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
stock	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
have	O
ultimately	O
become	O
an	O
important	O
,	O
yet	O
controversial	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
users	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
port	O
of	O
a	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
4.1	O
"	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
as	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
lacked	O
key	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
severe	O
performance	O
issues	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
relatively	O
weak	O
hardware	B-Architecture
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
modern	O
devices	O
that	O
4.1	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
solid	O
and	O
robust	O
;	O
Joshua	O
Topolsky	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
considered	O
its	O
hardware	B-Architecture
design	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
numerous	O
navigation	O
buttons	O
(	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
just	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
charming	O
,	O
retro-future	O
look	O
;	O
like	O
a	O
gadget	O
in	O
a	O
1970	O
's	O
sci-fi	O
movie	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2038.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
's	O
keyboard	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
method	O
of	O
text	O
input	O
prior	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
1.5	O
'	O
s	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
sufficient	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
keys	O
were	O
too	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
display	O
was	O
considered	O
sufficient	O
for	O
a	O
phone	O
of	O
its	O
class	O
,	O
but	O
John	O
Brandon	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
watching	O
videos	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
poor	O
contrast	O
and	O
small	O
size	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
still	O
be	O
in	O
its	O
infancy	O
(	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
bare-bones	O
functionality	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
limited	O
application	O
catalog	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
multitouch	B-Application
gestures	O
,	O
or	O
syncing	O
with	O
certain	O
enterprise	O
platforms	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
showed	O
promise	O
through	O
its	O
customizable	O
interface	O
,	O
increased	O
flexibility	O
over	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
its	O
notification	O
system	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
security	O
permissions	O
when	O
downloading	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
heavy	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
gave	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
a	O
4.5/5	O
,	O
despite	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
no	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
killer	O
"	O
,	O
given	O
its	O
lower	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
application	O
selection	O
and	O
multimedia	O
features	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
stellar	O
"	O
phone	O
that	O
"	O
points	O
to	O
a	O
future	O
when	O
a	O
phone	O
is	O
as	O
flexible	O
and	O
useful	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
on	O
your	O
desk.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
felt	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
"	O
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
blow	O
anyone	O
's	O
mind	O
right	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
gate	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
held	O
its	O
own	O
against	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
through	O
the	O
G1	B-Application
were	O
"	O
buying	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
developments	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
world	O
in	O
recent	O
memory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GSMArena	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
another	O
average	O
smart	O
QWERTY	O
messenger	O
"	O
had	O
it	O
not	O
been	O
for	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
in	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
"	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
perfect	O
package	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
gets	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
matter	O
done	O
and	O
gets	O
them	O
done	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
G1s	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
on	O
its	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
AdMob	B-Application
estimated	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
the	O
G1	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
6%	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
