Officially launched by Google earlier this month, 5.0 Lollipop is the eleventh major version of Android - and, as expected, it’s making its debut on Nexus devices first. But things weren’t always like this: not all major Android builds were introduced alongside a Nexus, and that’s because Android had publicly existed many months before the introduction of the first Nexus product.
Lollipop is definitely one of the most important Android releases ever, and its launch is a good occasion for us to take a look at all the devices that helped Android become what it is today - by being the first ones to come with a major release of the OS out of the box. Join us below for a trip down the memory lane, will you?
T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream (Android 1.0)
Lollipop is definitely one of the most important Android releases ever, and its launch is a good occasion for us to take a look at all the devices that helped Android become what it is today - by being the first ones to come with a major release of the OS out of the box. Join us below for a trip down the memory lane, will you?
T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream (Android 1.0)
The T-Mobile G1, also known as HTC Dream, is the world’s first commercially available Android device. Initially launched in October 2008 in the US, the smartphone reached other markets in the following months. Compared to how many Android users are out there today, only few people have bought the G1 / Dream. Even so, this was a great handset for its time - when Symbian was still the indisputable leader of the smartphone market, and the iPhone was at its second version (and the first to have 3G connectivity). At launch, the G1 ran Android 1.0, which, unlike most of the Android releases that followed, did not have a confectionery-themed name. The smartphone has a distinctive deign, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) display, and a chin that houses hardware buttons.
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