Did you know that the first Android smartphone did not even support a virtual keyboard at first?

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The fall of 2008 was an important time for Google. A year after Apple launched the original iPhone, the company was about to debut its own platform - Android. Acquired as a startup back in 2005, Android, a project of engineer Andy Rubin and a few others, is said to have undergone massive changes after the launch of the gamechanging iPhone. The end result finally arrived on T-Mobile with the G1 (aka HTC Dream), officially the first Android smartphone.



The T-Mobile G1 launched in October 2008 to the tune of the following highlights: 3.2” display, Android running at ... *



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