Samsung today announced the i7500, its first phone to run the Google Android OS.
The i7500′s technical specs come close to guaranteeing it will be available from T-Mobile USA later this year since it supports HSDPA on the 900, 1700, and 2100 Mhz bands, and T-Mobile is the only major carrier in the world to support HSDPA 1700. The phone lacks the 850 and 1900 Mhz bands which AT&T or Canada’s Rogers Wireless would need.
The Samsung i7500 features a 3.2-inch, 320-by-480 AMOLED touch screen, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera, and 8GB of internal memory. It also has a memory card slot, a large 1500 mAh battery, and a standard 3.5-mm headphone jack.
The Samsung i7500 is the third Android phone to come to market in the Western world. The T-Mobile G1, which has so far sold more than a million units, was followed this February by the HTC Dream, which is available exclusively from Vodafone in a few European countries.
T-Mobile USA has not yet made any statements about the Samsung i7500.
Android 1.5 release SDK is now available. Among other things, it features video recording and a virtual on-screen keyboard.
