You don’t have to dig through all the specs and in-depth announcements, though — Read on to get the information you need.

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Like many recent HTCs (Touch HD notably excepted), the G1 eschews a standard 3.5mm headphone jack for its proprietary ExtUSB connector, meaning you’ll need custom headphones or an adapter to plug in your own. What’s worse, the adapter won’t be available immediately at launch, just a bundled headset.
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T-Mobile’s newest set was officially announced today at a press conference in New York. Set to launch on October 22nd for $179 on T-Mobile in the US on a two-year stint, or $399 contract-free. Starting in early November all you folks in United Kingdom will have access and Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands can expect their release in the first quarter of 2009. The G1 features WiFi and 3G radios, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for the Android Market and Amazon’s mobile MP3 store, giving owners apps and tunes on the go. Existing T-Mobile subscribers get first dibs, with orders being accepted starting today. Here’s a quick rundown of the specs:

• HSDPA 1700 / 2100 plus quadband EDGE
• WiFi
• 3D graphics acceleration
• 3-megapixel camera
• 1GB integrated storage plus microSD expansion
• Android Market for on-device app purchases
• Amazon MP3 app for on-device music purchases
• Push Gmail support with full HTML client
• Bluetooth (but no A2DP)
• Google Maps with Street View
• No Microsoft Exchange support
• No desktop synchronization — it all happens over the air

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The Wall Street Journal are reporting that the upcoming Android powered T-Mobile device will retail at $199 after contract. The HTC Dream / G1 Android phone will include a 2 year contract and a price tag positioning it in direct competition with the Apple iPhone 3G. T-Mobile will make the details official on the 23rd of September during their Android launch event in New York.
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Google’s Android Platform is hardware agnostic which means that in theory, Android should be able to run on Apple’s iPhone just like Windows Vista strolls casually on Apple Macbook hardware…
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2 days remaining …

Why wait for next Tuesday’s grand unveiling? Well, the short answer is that most of us have no other option — but a small handful of exceptionally lucky individuals are getting their Android on just a little early. This particular example of the G1 (or Dream, Nightmare, Slumber, whatever the hell it’s going to end up being called) allegedly hails from a Google staffer… Yeah, we’re jealous, we admit. Anyone want to give theirs up for a few hours?

[source TalkAndroid]