Android 1.0 was released with the HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1/Era G1). The device was the first phone to be marketed running the mobile Android operating system.
The HTC Dream was released in the U.S. on 22 October 2008.
The device was a development by Google and the Open Handset Alliance that aim to create an open competitor to other major smartphone platforms at the time. With Android as its operating system, Dream is integrated with Google's services such as Gmail and others. Notification and pushed messages from apps are also available.
Dream has a soft, matte plastic exterior that is available in white, black and bronze colors. At the bottom, it houses 5 navigation buttons and a clickable trackball which can be used for scrolling and selecting. The 3.2" display is capacitive LCD with a 320x480 resolution. The camera is a 3.15MP with auto-focus. The screen can be slid along the hinge to expose its keyboard. Dream is also the first Android that didn't have a virtual keyboard.
Inside, the device has a 528MHz Qualcomm processor; 192MB RAM and a 256MB internal storage.
While the Dream was praised, Android itself met criticisms for its lack of functionality and third-party software if compared to other more established platforms. But due to its open-source nature, both Android and Google met success.