It’s good to be the king, and the iPhone has been reaping the luxury of royalty ever since its debut. Now, the new Google-powered T-Mobile G1 could finally challenge the reigning champion.

InventHelp’s Invention Girl is highly anticipating the release of the G1 on Oct. 22. Retailing for $179 – $20 less than that other smart phone – the G1 could target users who aren’t entirely drawn in by Apple’s space-age touchscreen design. Plus, the G1 packs a full-size keyboard, making it look very attractive to chronic texters (InventHelp’s Invention Girl is not included in these ranks!).

The G1 is well designed, but it’s what’s inside that really matters. The G1 is the first phone powered by Android – Google’s open source mobile phone software platform that gives innovative third-party developers the opportunity to create new applications. On the day of its release, the phone should have about 100 applications already available.

One application, ShopSavvy, allows G1 owners to scan the bar code of any product to comparatively shop. If this kind of technology is embraced by cell phone numbers, the number and type of available applications could balloon.

InventHelp’s Invention Girl predicted that the iPhone would make other cell phone companies work hard to impress their customer base, and from the looks of things, there’s going to be a plenty of competition! And that’s always a good thing for consumers.

Google may not knock Apple out, but we at InventHelp are excited to see another contender in the ring!

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