Bray made a dig at Apple for refusing to carry an iPhone app that would allow the Google Voice telephone service. The myTouch 3G has this service due to Google's involvement in the Android operating system design.

Bray said the new hardware is lighter and thinner than the old G1, but that it suffers from the same "control clutter" of the older model with too many buttons to press. However, he praised the myTouch's improved battery life.

Bray also noted that 18 Android phones are due to come to market this year, and that Android phones are sold in 20 countries by 30 carriers. "Google's cell-phone technology could end up on tens of millions of handsets and become the global standard for smartphones," Bray wrote. "The Android invasion is just getting started."

The MyTouch 3G will sell for $200 with a two-year service plan. It has a 3.2 inch touch-screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera that supports video for use with MMS.