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Samsung Announces Its First Android Phone

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Apr 27, 2009, 7:31 AM   by Eric M. Zeman
updated Apr 28, 2009, 4:19 PM

Today Samsung announced the i7500, its first phone running Google's Android platform. The i7500 will have a 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, and 8GB of built-in memory. It also has a microSD memory card slot for additional storage (up to 32GB). The i7500 is quad-band GSM/EDGE, tri-band 900/1700/2100MHz HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps 3G and Wi-Fi. Notably, the i7500 will support T-Mobile USA's 3G network. It will be available via European network operators starting in June. Pricing was not disclosed.

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carmodboy99

Apr 27, 2009, 9:56 AM

Sprint?

Samsung was supposed to do their first Android phone for Sprint. I guess technically they still can in the US...
Is Sprint part of the Open Handset Alliance? ๐Ÿคจ
I didn't think they were.
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carmodboy99 said:
Samsung was supposed to do their first Android phone for Sprint. I guess technically they still can in the US...


This would be another great step for Sprint to acquire an Android handset. I feel t...
(continues)
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I think that it will be the Samsung Dash.
eric_cartman

Apr 27, 2009, 9:53 PM

Wish it had a physical keyboard...

it would make it perfect.
While I tend to agree all that would be heard is

"This thing is friggin huge! Not sleek like the iPhone"
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donebrasko

Apr 27, 2009, 9:50 AM

AT&T

When will AT&T get a Google Phone?


I love Windows Mobile, but I would love to have choices
They would have to join the Open Phone Alliance (or "Open Source Alliance" I can't remeber which it is ๐Ÿ˜• ). And AT&T probably won't do that because of Apple andthe iPhone.
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T Mobster

Apr 27, 2009, 3:10 PM

Nice phone...

I'd rock that
yeah pretty sweet. If the att ppl are sweating it they could always unlock to rock. Theres a good slogan.

Unlock to ROCK!(c)
ecycled 2009

๐Ÿ˜Ž
this should be the 3rd unlocked phone with band IV 3G
Pharos 137
nokia 5330
samsung I7500, Anycall I7508 for Asian market
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partysource

Apr 27, 2009, 1:29 PM

Going to T-mobile

I have read a Samsung Android is going to T-Mobile by July. This is most likely the phone.
 
 
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