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Sep 09 AT 9:30 PM Taylor Wimberly 39 Comments

T-Mobile G2 on pre-order tomorrow, in stores Oct. 6th

Last night T-Mobile sent out the official press release for the G2, but they failed to mention the price or release date. Thanks to a pre-order offer from Best Buy, it looks like the G2 will retail for $199.99 with 2-year contract ($499 full price) and launch October 6th.

Starting tomorrow Friday, September 10, anyone can walk into their local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile and pre-order the T-Mobile G2. There is no word on exactly how the pre-order will work, so your best bet is to visit or call the store in your area (I suggest making the visit to pick up one of the awesome buyer’s guide).

It is possible T-Mobile might price the G2 higher than $199 and offer a rebate for the difference, so hit up Best Buy if you despise mail-in-rebate forms like I do. However, T-Mobile did say they were doing their own limited preorder and existing customers would get early access to the devices. Maybe T-Mobile will enlighten us tomorrow so we can decide if it’s a better deal to grab the phone from them or Best Buy.

Anyone else eager to get this phone? I’m ready to pay full price at T-Mobile if they ship it out a couple days early.

Show Press Release

Best Buy Mobile Launches Pre-Sale of the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™

The pre-sale begins Friday, September 10.

Best Buy Mobile today announced the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™ will be available for pre-orders starting Friday, September 10. It will launch in stores October 6 and will retail for $199.99 with new two-year activation.

By adding the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™ to its assortment, Best Buy Mobile furthers its position as the place for consumers to research and purchase the smart phone that is right for their needs. Best Buy Mobile has the most under smart phones under one roof, including the iPhone 4, HTC EVO 4G (Black or White version), the full line of Samsung Galaxy smart phones and the BlackBerry Torch, among others.

The G2 is T-Mobile’s first phone on its advanced network that lets consumers connect at 4G speeds. It has the Android 2.2 operating system, an exclusive hinge design (HTC calls it “Z-Hinge”) that opens up to a QWERTY keyboard and a full touch screen 3.7” S-TFT WVGA with clear images and wide viewing angle.

Pre-orders can be made by visiting any local Best Buy or Best Buy mobile standalone store.

At Best Buy Mobile, consumers can compare the latest devices from popular carriers and plans in store or online. For more information on the T-Mobile® G2™ with Google™, and other smart phones available at Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com/mobile.

Source: Best Buy Mobile

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39 Comments Join the discussion!

AdamGuest 09/09/10 9:33 PM

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I hope HTC have enough of these to go around unlike the EVO and Incredible.

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8 HardNoks 09/09/10 9:34 PM

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i cant wait till i can get rid of my cliq. ive only had it for a year, so would it cost the full 500 to upgrade? or could i pay the difference?

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- BGuest 09/10/10 12:08 AM
  
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  I think you might get a partial discount, which isn’t a whole lot
  
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  - 8 HardNoks 09/10/10 12:21 AM
    
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    i called to check but couldnt get a straight answer from anyone. this looks to be well worth the $500 though. ill jus have to save up longer
    
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- martinGuest 09/10/10 1:46 AM
  
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  i really bet this is basically going to be a nexus one with a keyboard (performance wise). if you upgrade and you are still under contract i’d bet you get like half of the contract discount but only have to serve an additional half of the contract.
  
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- SIGuest 09/11/10 4:27 AM
  
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  If you have a base voice rate plan of $89.99 or higher than you get an EARLY full upgrade with T-mobile through any retail store every 12 MONTHS versus every 22. It’s not something well known or well advertised, probably because people could switch to a plan that’s $89.99, get the upgrade, then switch back to their old plan.
  
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codyGuest 09/09/10 9:44 PM

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any news on the phones thickness? wondering how much more thick it is than my nexus one.. i want the keyboard, but i hate the pants phone bulge

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- *Guest 09/09/10 9:51 PM
  
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  Go to tmo’s web page…they show the specs ther :)
  
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- martinGuest 09/09/10 10:38 PM
  
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  http://www.htc.com/us/products/t-mobile-g2#tech-specs
  
  14.6mm
  
  the nexus one is 11.6 and the g1 is like 16mm, so thinner than a G1, but not as thin as a N1
  
  i thought it was going to be at least 16mm, i did all this research looking at other htc phones and thought it was going to follow the trend of being at least 16mm thick. glad i was wrong…..
  
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- .isrealGuest 09/10/10 1:40 AM
  
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  so if you held one its just about the same thickness of a mytouch 3g
  
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ChancyGuest 09/09/10 9:53 PM

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How much is it without the contract?

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- G2!!!!!!!!!!!Guest 09/09/10 10:51 PM
  
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  $500
  
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  - kaseyGuest 09/10/10 7:47 AM
    
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    can we buy it in sydney (Australia) ??
    
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MarGuest 09/09/10 9:53 PM

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Can’t wait

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AustinGuest 09/09/10 9:57 PM

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Hoping I don’t regret this purchase.

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TonyGuest 09/10/10 12:09 AM

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where is the update for the mytouch?

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- 8 HardNoks 09/10/10 12:22 AM
  
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  really? u asked that here?
  
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g.isrealGuest 09/10/10 1:31 AM

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its official. I have a interview on the 10th with bestbuy mobile. hope they hire me. for my master plan to obtain the g2 bwahahahaaa and have a job.

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- .isrealGuest 09/10/10 8:25 PM
  
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  yeeessss going in next week for my second interview and thing are looking allright……for my masterplan bwahahaha ha
  
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NickGuest 09/10/10 2:07 AM

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I’ve pretty much decided this is going to be my next phone, though I’m going to wait until it’s cheaper on Amazon or elsewhere. If you wait a month or so after it’s released there are usually sales, just like the Vibrant had. I don’t think it’s going to be that difficult to obtain once it’s released, so I see little reason to pre-order.

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AdamGuest 09/10/10 6:08 AM

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I WANT this to be my next phone. I’m done with my myTouch. However, it only being a year old and thus, only a year into my contract, my life is in peril (i.e. my wife will kill me) if i pay full for it.

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DaveCGuest 09/10/10 6:40 AM

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I’m something like 95% sure I’m going to pick up this phone at full price (partially funded by selling my Nexus One). The slight hesitation comes from fear that some amazing dual-core phone with a 5-row keyboard will be announced shortly after the purchase. But I’ve been screaming for a decent keyboard for a long time, and I suspect this maybe as good as it gets for awhile.

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GaryGuest 09/10/10 7:42 AM

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WHY IS THE BATTERY SO HORRIBLE?!
17.5 Hours Standby? That’s literally the worst ever.

http://www.tmonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Screen-shot-2010-09-08-at-9.20.58-PM.png

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- DaveCGuest 09/10/10 12:07 PM
  
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  @Gary. Go look at that same sheet on T-Mobile’s site. It says 17 DAYS not 17 hours.
  
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Eddie PopGuest 09/10/10 9:12 AM

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I only want a phone that has :

- Android
- QWERTY keyboard
- min 5 megapixel phone
- FM radio
Do you believe that G2 has no FM radio ? I only want 4 things and only the Sony Ericson Xperia X10 Pro has all 4. But the screen is just too small.

Why is it that with over 200 mobile phone models on the market only 1 phone has all 4 things ?

Thanks HTC. That’s one phone I won’t be buying even though I would have loved to.

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- 2 Azeem 09/10/10 10:47 AM
  
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  The lack of an FM radio really doesn’t bother me at all since this phone has access to Pandora, last.fm, etc. More of the music I want with fewer ads? That seems like an acceptable compromise for a radio. :-)
  
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  - GaryGuest 09/10/10 11:22 AM
    
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    Too bad about the battery. I like listening to Pandora for more than 3 hours a day.
    
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- mikeybotGuest 09/10/10 10:00 PM
  
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  Honestly asking, why is an FM radio important. There’s apps for all of that.
  
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- JoshGuest 09/11/10 9:51 AM
  
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  The Droid 2 has all of those also.
  
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waffleGuest 09/10/10 11:23 AM

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ummm I don’t see the pre sale on their website??????? Is this just an in store thing?

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GregGuest 09/10/10 12:26 PM

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I’ve been on the fence with this phone for about a month now. I currently have a Nexus One and, while I’m basically obsessed with the thing, I really want a hardware keyboard. I’ve been using Swype and I’ve convinced myself it’s just as good. It’s not.

Simply put, nothing compares to a hardware keyboard (in my opinion). And since I wash my hands all the time, I find that my fingers often have too much resistance against the phone. I’m the opposite of the greasy-fingered people who complain about smudges. And maybe I’m just plain bad at using it, but the amount of wrong words it produces (especially if I’m cracked up on coffee or something) gets annoying after a while.

Not only that, I love playing old NES and SNES games on my phone. I can get by with some games, but others are not worth the trouble with the on-screen buttons.

But then I see that this phone has a smaller capacity battery. I was already irked about the clock speed, but I know that number is a lot more arbitrary than it seems (is it 2003??). That won’t prevent my friends from thinking it’s underpowered, though…

Ugh. Life is so difficult :)

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JonathanGuest 09/10/10 4:12 PM

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@Gary. You sir are a complete idiot. If you had the common sense to do your research you would know that the cpu in the G2 is built for low power consumption and will rival the Galaxy S in processing power. The clock speed has little to do with how this phone will perform, and once rooted and flashed with Cyanogenmod (which is nearly certain to happen) the G2 will be device for others to envy.

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- 1 boss5 09/11/10 7:51 PM
  
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  Darn right!
  
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HkirtzGuest 09/12/10 4:53 AM

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So I was wondering if it was just me who sees the G2 as a waste of time. It is a phone running a stock android experience, this means that in theory updates would come to this phone ASAP. But with the new standard Google is putting out the processor alone stops this phone almost dead in its tracks. I want to personally have the newest android and when i found out about the requirements i made sure to pick a phone accordingly. I know that you can hack and everything, but i want the upgrade as a viable option. Also note that the Nexus One is able to be upgraded, and has been proven to work a lot better with the updates of Android. So what do you think is this a problem or is it just me?

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- 8 HardNoks 09/13/10 8:39 AM
  
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  Its just you :D
  
  Btw the G2 will out perform the N1. It will have basically the same or better performance, but with less battery consumption
  
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- legendary1022Guest 09/14/10 12:52 PM
  
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  The requirements for gingerbread was debunked a long time ago by Google.
  
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sansenoyGuest 09/12/10 6:09 AM

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only a 1300 mAh battery?????? I don’t care how much more efficient the cpu is, this is a joke.

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