If rumors are to be believed then Samsung will release its first phone based on Google's Android operating system in North America in the second quarter of 2009 for both Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA.
Samsung has reportedly added 30 experts in Linux and Java making a total of up to 80 developers who should handle the development schedule. The news was first reported on the South Korean news site ET News.
"We are accelerating the development process for the Google phone in order to meet the specific need of local carriers," ET News quoted an anonymous Samsung official as saying. "We will be able to release the Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in the U.S. market."
If sources are to be believed then the upcoming Android phone will have:
- a 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus and flash,
- the Android phone is also expected to be 3G capable.
- In addition to this it should be bundled up with some rich functions signature to high-end smartphones Wi-Fi and Bluetooth included.
- It is expected to have full touch screen device.
There is no exact release date or pricing details available. Currently, the T-Mobile G1, manufactured by HTC, is the only Android-based phone available in North America.
Huawei, which had announced that it was developing an Android phone for launch in 2009, indicated that it expected the launch to happen in the third quarter of 2009.
Samsung has reportedly added 30 experts in Linux and Java making a total of up to 80 developers who should handle the development schedule. The news was first reported on the South Korean news site ET News.
"We are accelerating the development process for the Google phone in order to meet the specific need of local carriers," ET News quoted an anonymous Samsung official as saying. "We will be able to release the Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in the U.S. market."
If sources are to be believed then the upcoming Android phone will have:
- a 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus and flash,
- the Android phone is also expected to be 3G capable.
- In addition to this it should be bundled up with some rich functions signature to high-end smartphones Wi-Fi and Bluetooth included.
- It is expected to have full touch screen device.
There is no exact release date or pricing details available. Currently, the T-Mobile G1, manufactured by HTC, is the only Android-based phone available in North America.
Huawei, which had announced that it was developing an Android phone for launch in 2009, indicated that it expected the launch to happen in the third quarter of 2009.
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