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There were so many prototypes seen around this time, but not until the Google I/O conference 2008, where T-Mobile HTC G1 touch screen phone, running a Qualcomm 200MHZ processor, 256 MB of flash, and 128 MB of RAM was unveiled, did people actually see it in action. This phone was among the first to run the Android OS 1.0. The G1 has been upgraded loads of times ever since, and the latest version runs the 2.1 Eclair.

December, 2008 - The Neo Freerunner


Openmoko, a phone company, announced that it would be implementing basic Android features into its phones, the Neo FreeRunner and the Neo 1973. This version of the device had a 640×480 Touchscreen, an ARM9 Processor running at 400 MHz, both 2D and 3D acceleration, Triband GSM, 1200 mAh battery, 128 MB SRAM, 256 MB NAND Flash, microSD Slot, 2.5mm Headset jack, external GPS antenna connection, Wifi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 and 3axis motion sensors. A pretty impressive device if you ask me.

January, 2009 - World’s Second Android phone


The Kogan Arora and the Kogan Arora Pro from Kogan Technologies, an Australian phone manufacturer, announced that these Android run phones should be available by January 29th, 2009. They advertised it as world’s second Android phone, but I highly doubt that claim, and so do many others. 

Both the Kogan Arora and the Kogan Arora Pro featured 262K color QVGA touchscreen displays, QWERTY keyboards, quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G (HSDPA) support, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio and a microSD memory card slots.

February, 2009 - HTC Magic does the magic!!!


HTC, the founding members of the OHA, released the Magic on networks across US, Canada, & Europe. Guess what? It becomes an instant hit! This Android handset ran initially on Android OS 1.5 Cupcake and later due to much hype coupled with demand they released them with 1.6 Donut. Very similar to the G1 except for the slide out QWERTY keypad, also an upgrade from the G1 specs.

April, 2009 - HTC Hero a.k.a. Droid Eris 
The Hero has two design versions. The original design is similar in form factor to the Magic, while the U.S. release design is more curved at the edges and has the controversial "chin" removed. Both use HTC's customised UI called HTC Sence, which looks absolutely advanced from the earlier HTC phone versions.
 


Both these devices ran on Android OS 1.5 Cupcake and till recently could be upgraded to the
 later versions of Android, but HTC isn’t sure whether these will get Android 2.2 Froyo.

November, 2009 - Motorola Droid/Milestone & Google Nexus One
Android finally received a big boost with Motorola’s Droid and Google Nexus One, entering the US and European markets at a time when IPhone was the coolest thing around. Originally running on Android OS 2.0 and then released with versions of 2.1 Eclair, both these phones made an irreversible dent in the smartphone market owned by Apple, Nokia, Blackberry and Microsoft.


The Google Nexus One officially became the first phone to be sold as a Google phone since the rumours that started back in 2008. It was also the first phone to receive the first ever update of the Android OS 2.2 Froyo.
 

So you’ve seen the evolution of handsets. Let’s now finally look at the Android OS itself in Part - III
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