If you pre-ordered the innovative Google phone, the G1, get excited - it’s coming early! A rarity for cell phones to even arrive on time, the lucky T-Mobile customers that were so excited for their Android-based smartphone are rumored to have already received shipping information specifying delivery by the 21st of October… which happens to be the day before the stores will receive it.

 This iPhone killer has already hit 1.5 million preorders, and this bump before hitting stores should help boost those numbers substantially. While these huge pre-order values are currently just a rumor - not yet confirmed nor denied by T-Mobile - they’ll be there in no time either way. As the first phone powered by the Android OS, T-Mob’s goals of 500,000 units by the end of the year, and 2 million by the end of next year, seem more than reasonable.

For a hands-on review, check out this video from Phone Scoop:

Quick Facts on the Google super-phone:

• These presale orders were intended to ship on or around 11/10/08 (Lucky us!) and were ONLY for existing T-Mobile customers. Great call, T-Mob, show those customers they are valued.

• With a 2-year plan, the G1 costs $179 (ahem… a little nudge to a familiar competitor, maybe?)

• The G1 is equipped with a touch-screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a trackball, making it an extremely accessible smartphone.

• While the G1 is obviously meant as an iPhone rival, it’s important to also look at what is debuting around the same time as the Google smartphone. The G1 will be battling the likes of the Blackberry Storm (from Verizon) and a few other HTC phones as well, from a service provider competition standpoint.

• For more on the G1’s debut, check out eweek.com and the Best Mobile Solutions section of phonesreview.co.uk.

Fall is approaching and that means only one thing … new phones will be released.  New York Times reported that T-Mobile will be the first carrier of the highly anticipated HTC Android, and its release could be as soon October.  Engadget reports that the HTC phone will go one sale in the U.S. “before Christmas, perhaps as early as October.”  The nifty device is still waiting for FCC approval with a three-way Google, T-Mobile and HTC announcement expected as early as September.  The best thing about the HTC Android?  It is expected to be exclusive making it the only Android phone available in the U.S. this year.

A Look at the HTC Dream

While there isn’t many specs released about this sought after smartphone, the 5-row QWERTY keyboard slider is a hit and there is talks of a trackball and 3D graphics processor.  Check out the video below … and be awed.