Samsung unveils first Android handset
O2 gets exclusive on I7500
Samsung has finally taken the wraps off its first Google Android-based handset, with an official launch of its I7500 phone.
The I7500: Samsung's first Android handset
The device has been unmasked by O2’s German arm, which said it has the I7500 exclusively. It’s unlikely the operator will restrict sales solely to Germany, although we’ve yet to hear anything about a UK launch date.
Aside from all the usual Android OS characteristics, the I7500 supports unspecified HSDPA 3G bandwidth, GSM/GPRS/Edge connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. GPS is also built in.
A 3.2in, 320 x 480 touch-sensitive display is average these days, as is the I7500’s 5Mp camera and LED flash. However, you’ll also be able to record videos – with a selection of formats supported, including H.264, MPEG 4 and WMV – and listen to several audio formats, such as MP3, AAC and WMA.
The phone itself measures 115 x 56 x 11.9mm and is equipped with 8GB of internal storage. However, if that’s not enough for you, it also accepts Micro SD memory cards of up to 32GB in capacity.
Samsung’s I7500 will be available, in Germany at least, during June. A price hasn’t been announced yet. ®
COMMENTS
Looks nice
I am up for a phone soon, this could be the one...
Nothing new here
Looks like it's just the existing G1 with the previously announced v1.5 Android... nice to see other manufacturers using it though, even if they've not innervated on top of it *at all*.
At bloody last...
Finally some more Android handsets coming, will get HTC to up their game
Features
"However, you’ll also be able to record videos... and listen to several audio formats"
Implying that these features are somehow out of the ordinary for any handset produced in the last few years?
