There’s a rumour abroad that very soon a whole bunch of new Android phones will come to the market in early 2009. On 26th of January the replacement of the G1, called G2, should be available and should include following differences to the G1 and features:
- Android OS
- 3G capable ( where available)
- Full touch Screen
- WiFi capable ( no word about UMA)
- 5 Megapixel camera with aoutofocus and flash
- EDGE and GPRS
- Instant Messaging
- Megatones, HI-Fi tones and wallpapers
- Memory card Slot ( up to 16GB)
- Mobile Backup
- Music and Video Player
- Photo Caller ID
- Picture Messaging
- Real web browsing
- Speakerphone
- Speed dial
- Stereo Bluetooth connectivity ( finally)
- Sync with PC ( better than air sync)
- Task list
- USB interface
- Video capture and playback
- Video Messaging
- Voice Dialing
It is expected that the G2 will not be available exclusive at T-mobile.
Samsung Electronics will release its first Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in North America. The launch of Google phone by Samsung is regarded as a signal of its plan for increasing the shares in the smart phone market by releasing handsets in various operating systems. Also, as Samsung joins the Android group led by Google, the competition among the mobile platforms like Nokia’s Symbian, MS Windows Mobile, LiMo and Apple’s Mac OS X will become fierce. The company is predicted to select a full touch screen phone for a form factor of its Google phone, the one that it adapted to Omnia and Instinct. The Google phone will feature the Google Map based location information service, messenger G-Talk, the G-mail application and Google Search.
An official of Samsung Electronics said, ”We will be able to release Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in the US market.”
[via boysgeniusreport, etnews, golem]
