Perk up, Android fans – there’s a chance that, soon, you could have a choice in what Android-powered phone you carry around.  Earlier today, Samsung announced the i7500, a new smartphone running Google’s Android mobile OS.

We say “there’s a chance” because the only U.S. carrier the phone could work with, T-Mobile, has made no announcement on the phone at all.  At this point in time, we’re completely clueless as to whether or not they’ll add this phone to their lineup.  It’s a possibility that the i7500 could never make it stateside, which is a shame.  German wireless provider O2 has already announced that the i7500 will be available on its network in June.

What to check out the specification goodness?  The full press release is below.

Samsung launches I7500,

The Company’s First Android-Powered Mobile Phone

Samsung sets its leading position in Android, the mobile industry’s emerging operating system

April 27, 2009, Seoul, Korea – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today unveiled the I7500, its first Android-powered mobile phone. With a launch of I7500, Samsung became the first company among the global top three mobile phone manufacturers to unveil an Android-powered phone.

“Samsung is among the earliest members of the Open Handset Alliance and has been actively moving forward to introduce the most innovative Android mobile phone,” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics. “With Samsung’s accumulated technology leadership in mobile phone industry and our consistent strategy to support every existing operating system, I believe that Samsung provides the better choices and benefits to our consumers” he added.

The Samsung I7500 is a cutting-edge smartphone, featuring a 3.2” AMOLED full touch screen and 7.2Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, giving users access to Google™ Mobile services and full web browsing at blazing speeds.

The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, and Google Talk™. The integrated GPS receiver enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide, allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based Wikipedia articles.

Kamagra Soft 0cm;”>Based on Samsung’s proven product leadership, Samsung I7500 comes with latest multimedia features. The large and vivid 3.2“AMOLED display ensures the brilliant representation of multimedia content and enjoyable full touch mobile experience. Along with supporting a 5-megapixel Generic Levitra Professional Online Pharmacy camera and various multimedia codec formats, the I7500 also provides a long enough battery life (1500mAh) and generous memory capacity up to 40GB (Internal memory: 8GB, External memory: Up to 32GB) to enjoy all the applications and multimedia content. The phone also boasts its slim and compact design with mere 11.9mm thickness.

The Samsung I7500 will be available in major European countries from June, 2009.

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OS	Android
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Video / Audio	Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA
Value Added Features	Full Web Browser Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Android Market
Connectivity	western union tennessee mount juliet style=”text-align: justify;”>Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm ear jack
Memory	Internal memory: 8GB External memory: Micro SD (Up to 32GB)
Battery	1500 mAh
Kamagra style=”text-indent: 27.5pt; text-align: justify;”>Size	115 x 56 x 11.9mm

levitra on line normal;” lang=”EN-GB”>* Google, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google Talk are trademarks of Google Inc.

amoxicillin style=”text-indent: 0cm;”>About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

[via PC Magazine]

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