Samsung unveils Android based I7500

Samsung I7500 Price: Samsung I7500 Android Phone will cost around Rs.25,000 (US$ 400 in US).

Korean giant Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first smartphone powered by Google Android, Samsung I7500.

Measuring 115 x 56 x 11.9 mm, the phone has a 3.2-inch touchscreen AMOLED display with 480 x 320 pixel HVGA resolution, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB.

The phone offers GPS capabilities, 3.5mm headset jack and a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU.

For connectivity, the phone packs 7.2Mbps HSDPA and WiFi. Samsung I7500 is also GSM, GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth compatible.

Running on Android 1.5 OS, i7500 will support all major Google services, including Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calender, IM and location-based services like Google Maps and Latitude.

Samsung said I7500 will be available in European countries starting from June. The phone joins two other Android-powered handsets from HTC, T-Mobile G1 and HTC Magic.HTC is the current market leader in the Android stakes, with devices already out in partnership with Vodafone and T-Mobile, and more to follow.

Last week’s financial results from T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom revealed that the firm sold more than one million Android G1 handsets in its first quarter alone. Most other companies are anticipating to ship devices from this summer.

Samsung has not released pricing information or UK availability details for the i7500.

Features of Android based Samsung I7500

The new Samsung i7500 Android Phone will feature:

* Android 1.5 (Cupcake) plus Google Mobile Services
* Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
* Dual band UMTS/HSPA connectivity (3G)
* Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU at 528 MHz
* 3.2-inch OLED Display capacitive touchscreen display with HVGA (480×320) resolution
* 5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
* Full Web Browser Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Android Market
* GPS
* Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0
* 5MP camera with LED flash
* 3.5mm headset jack
* 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU
* 8GB of internal memory
* MicroSD card support(up to 32GB)
* 1500 mAh battery

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