The first Android phone wasn`t the HTC G1—it was this weird Google prototype, and I used one
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We go hands-on with Google's Sooner The very first Android phone, it has been long established, was the HTC G1/Dream. Or at least that`s the conventional wisdom. While the G1 was the first Android smartphone ever sold, it wasn`t the first built-for-Android smartphone. That honor goes to a prototype Google developed in house called the Sooner. The Sooner looks more like an old Blackberry—a far cry from even the original G1`s touch and keyboard combo, and it doesn`t even have a touchscreen. Read MoreThe first Android phone wasn`t the HTC G1—it was this weird Google prototype, and I used one was written by the awesome team at Android Police.