Only but a couple of weeks have passed since we first met the rumours of the G2, from T-Mobile themselves as they posted up a teaser site for the G2 with the grab line,  ‘The revolution continues’. For those that don’t already know, the T-Mobile G1 was the first handset to grace the market touting the Android Operating System so as you’d be forgiven for expecting something quite special from HTC, the manufacturer that is producing the G2 on behalf of T-Mobile.

When we first reported on the G2, we speculated that it would be a network branded version of the HTC Desire Z we’ve heard so much about recently, and the official specs revealed would appear to confirm our suspicions. These being a 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, 1GHz SnapDragon Processor, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi Hotspot capabilities, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhancd data rate.The only spec that doesn’t really tie in with previous rumours of the Desire Z is the HSPA+, which at current would only be applicable to our American cousins and is a feature that will probably be missing if the handset is released as the Desire Z here in the UK.

The official specs were first revealed to cellphonesignal.com, who strangely have reported that the T-Mobile G2 is sporting HTC Sense despite the images clearly showing the G2 to be running vanilla Android. Perhaps they know something we don’t, or maybe it’s just a typo. We’re hoping it’s the latter. As good as Sense is, the customisation options available to vanilla Android beyond what Sense is capable of, are simply astonishing and if the Desire Z is eventually made official, we only hope that it gets the same treatment although our money would be on it shipping with HTC Sense.

It’s not that we dislike Sense, because we don’t, it is by far the best OEM Skin of just about any operating system except perhaps the super slick iOS 4, although an unfair comparison in reality. That said, if the original Desire was anything to go by then it won’t take long before someone discovers a means to remove HTC Sense, for those that enjoy tinkering with the files that HTC would rather you didn’t. Keep an eye on the blog for more details. (Source: CellPhoneSignal via Gizmodo)