Google I/O Conference and the free Google ION Android phone

Submitted by moazam on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 5:07am. ::

I've had the Google ION Android phone for a couple of days now, it's pretty nice, especially since it was free. :)

Pros:
* Very fast network and general response time
* Fast browser
* Compact hardware, clear screen
* Search on the main screen
* Voice search all over the place

Cons:
* Fonts don't look that great
* 'Marketplace' aka AppStore is weak, no preview shots of apps
* Removing apps is not intuitive at all
* Interface doesn't really use multi-touch


Pic of folks opening up their free Google ION Android phones. It was like Christmas morning for everyone!


Overall, Google ran a great conference, very information packed and professionally run. The one problem I did see was the lackluster WiFi which kept dropping and was non-functional for a little bit.