Currently, there are two new phones that are being called the "new i9" and people seem to be getting them confused - these are the T1 and the 3G i9. Even though they are both based on and technically upgrades of the CECT i9, they are very different phones as I will outline in the following article.

Analog Television: Only one of these phones includes real time TV and this is the T1. There is a little antenna that comes out of the phone by the stylus. This allows the phone to pick up reception for local channels. You don't have to pay anything extra for this or have a subscription or anything. Basically, anything that you could pick up locally is fair game. You can also watch movies and shows via the phone's Internet, but this is not technically in real time.

There is another popular TV phone called the N99i, but this one is not based upon the iPhone as the T1 is.

3G: Sometimes, people assume that the new i9 3G runs on 3G networks. Currently, this is not the case. The phone has this name because it is the third generation of the phone that is the i9. Over nine pages of additional icons have been added to the main menu. You can arrange these icons with your fingers to customize the phone (examples are icons for You Tube, stocks, google maps, etc.)

The housing has also changed somewhat, allowing you to have a red or white phone. This one still looks a lot like the iPhone or previous i9's but the casing is a bit thicker and shinier (almost like a mini lap top.) The phone is a also a bit slimmer, but not noticeably so.

The 3G has everything that the original i9 had. It is quad band, has the shake and tilt, and includes Java. This is not so with the T1 which generally doesn't include shake and tilt (advancing songs by flicking your wrist.) and sometimes, some models don't include Java.

So, Which Is Better?: Both of these are great phones, but they're geared toward completely different customers. Folks who are attracted to the T1 want it for the TV, which the G model just doesn't offer. Folks who want the 9 3G want the very latest version of the very popular i9, complete with Java, shake and tilt, and all of the new icons.

Both phones share all of the standard features like bluetooth, dual sim slots, MP3 / MP4, radio, camera, and web cam.

Price wise, these phones are pretty similar (in the low $100s or less.) The real choice comes down to which features are most important to you.