When talking about the first phone in history to carry the Android operating system, reference is always made to the htc dream. However, the Taiwanese manufacturer’s model actually it is only the first mobile to reach the market. Prior to this, there was a terminal that, although it was not mass-produced, was the first to run Android.
We are talking about Google Soonera prototype developed by those of the great G and that despite not being launched on the market, has the privilege of being the first Android mobile in history. Would you like to know what this mobile is like? Well, stay with us and we’ll tell you all the details right away.
Google Sooner: this is the first Android mobile in history
As you can see in the images, despite the fact that the Google Sooner is the father of Android mobiles, its firstborns share absolutely nothing with this prototype. In fact, looks like a phone made by blackberry and not by those of Mountain View.
For starters, it came with a screen that is not only horizontal, but also non-touch. As a navigation method, it integrates a D-pad and a physical QWERTY keyboard as the only input method. Next, we present the rest of its characteristics in the following technical sheet:
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Characteristic |
Google Sooner |
|---|---|
| Screen | LCD panel 2.43 with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. |
| Processor | Texas Instruments OMAP850 a single core at 200MHz |
| RAM | 64MB. |
| Storage | 64MB expandable with microSD. |
| Rear camera | 1.3MP. |
| Connectivity and extras | Mini-USB,Bluetooth, 2 G (GPRS/EDGE), notification LED and rear speaker |
| Drums | 960mAh. |
| Operating system | android-beta. |
A mobile from which the new Android inherited very little
Not only are there notable differences between modern Androids and Google’s prototype in appearance, but also in what they have under the hood. And while it is to be expected that a model from nearly 20 years ago would come with little storage and RAM (64 MB), it is inexcusable that The first Android in history does not have WiFibeing the Internet connection one of the things that began to distinguish phones from smartphones.
Very likely, this first Android mobile prototype helped the great G to know what its mobile OS should have if it wanted to succeed in the market. In fact, the beta version that ran the Google Sooner was drastically modified to release the first official version of Android. It is only enough to see the images of its interface to notice how different it is from the Android 1.0 that the HTC Dream brought.
When detailing the characteristics of this prototype, which has the honor of being the first Android in history, it is remarkable how in recent years this operating system and the smartphones that run it have evolved. In addition, it becomes clear that the Taiwanese brand HTC was very influential in the conception of what we know today as Android mobiles.
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