Android handset 'on sale before Christmas'

By Editorial Team (Friday, 15th August 2008)

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google Android software, it has been reported.

Both the New York Times and Reuters say that the high-end phone will be made by High Tech Computer Corp. The phone is expected to go on sale in the US sometime before Christmas.

Industry analysts say the new handset is expected to challenge Apple iPhone and other smartphones that run software from Palm, Research in Motion, Microsoft and Nokia.

Google introduced its Android software system last November. It is intended to help developers design internet-friendly mobile phone devices.

A number of developers have expressed their support for Android because it allows them to create mobile applications in a Java-style language.

Sravan Kujndojjala, researcher at Strategy Analytics, said that Android's strong momentum in the developer community and Google's brand strength "should almost guarantee its acceptance".

However, Google's main rival in this area is LiMo, which is often reported as being the favourite Linux-friendly platform among mobile phone operators.

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