HTC created the first commercially released Android phone, the HTC Dream, which went on sale in 2008.
The device was sold in the United States as the T-Mobile G1 and elsewhere as the HTC Dream. It used Google's Android operating system and combined a touchscreen with a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard. That design reflected the transition period when smartphones were moving from hardware keyboards toward all-screen interfaces.
Google supplied Android and worked with carriers and hardware manufacturers, but it did not manufacture the HTC Dream. HTC designed and built the handset, while T-Mobile marketed the American version. This distinction is a common source of confusion because Google owned the Android platform and was the most visible company behind the software.
The HTC Dream helped establish Android as a serious competitor in the smartphone market. Later Android phones from Samsung, Motorola, and many other manufacturers expanded the platform far beyond this first model.