Released in October 2008 in the United States, the HTC Dream is the first smartphone to be enabled with Android, the open-source mobile operating system from Google. This particular smartphone gives users simplified and instant access to all their personal Google application needs, applications like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Search and Youtube.

Users can even take virtual tours of various cities around the world by using the Dream to connect to Google Maps Street View, which offers 360-degree panoramic scenes. All this is possible by the smartphones link to the extremely fast 3.5G network which delivers unbelievably high data transfer rates and now accompanied with Wi-Fi and hotspot accessibility, users will never be without internet on their mobile devices ever again.

The HTC Dream gives users immediate access to the Android Market where users can download apps, media and games with a single click of a button. There's even more, this smartphone comes host with a digital compass for your navigation needs and a motion sensor. Never miss a moment with a built in 3.2 megapixel digital camera to take all those beautiful colored photos wherever you maybe.

The heart of the HTC Dream is a glorious 3.2 inch, 320x480 high resolution HVGA display which when flipped up exposes a finger friendly QWERTY keyboard and the Dream's six navigation buttons. Users of the phone are given an option to customize their home screens with instant notifications for received emails, IMs, and text messages.

Storing files and apps on your HTC Dream is nothing than abundant, equipped is a Secure Digital 2.0 and micro SD card slots that can support memory of 16 Gigs and up. The HTC Dream is equipped with a flash ROM of 256 MB and a RAM of'2 MB.

The Dream fits itself with a full functioning GPS, now you can rely on your smartphone to find directions to any location you need to get to with the help of Google Maps. Video formats supported by this phone are H.264, 3GPP, 3GP, MPEG4, and streaming videos.

The smartphone battery lasts approximately 350 minutes for WCDMA and 406 minutes in GSM. Standby for the Dream is approximately 319 hours GSM and 402 hours for WCDMA. With tons of other phones on the market but if you're looking for a smartphone with great flexibility and if you enjoy all of what HTC and Google has to offer in a complete smartphone then HTC Dream is the phone for you.

Peter Bonder is a communications freelance writer discussing cell phone related products and services including polyphonic ringtones and electronic gadgets in general.

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