The handset is also stated to be launched in South America via TIM Brazil

Feb 23, 2009 11:16 GMT  ·  By

According to the latest news on the Web, the first Android-powered smartphone made by Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei will be launched via T-Mobile. When unveiling the new device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, the company didn't give any details regarding the availability of the handset, nor the carrier that will introduce it to the market.

A recent article published by the news site DigiTimes states that Huawei already announced its partnership with T-Mobile, and that the manufacturer would start shipping its touchscreen Android-powered smartphone during the third quarter of the ongoing year. Although the article does not mention whether the handset will come to T-Mobile Europe or T-Mobile USA, but it is highly probable that the device will be added to both lineups.

In addition to the phone powered by Google's operating system, it seems that the company also plans to launch a series of other new handsets, some of them running the Symbian platform, which should hit the market in the second half of the year. Moreover, the company works on the development of handsets that would support the HSDPA, EV-DO and TD-SCDMA technologies.

In related news, we learn that the new Huawei Android-powered device will also go to South America in the second half of the year, at about the same time it will get launched by T-Mobile. The Chinese manufacturer managed to cut a deal with TIM Brazil, which is the third largest Brazilian mobile carrier, accounting for more than 35 million users.

For the time being, there aren’t too many details concerning the capabilities of the Huawei Android mobile phone, as the company didn't unveil the specification list of the device. For what it's worth, the handset doesn't seem to look too bad, as you can see in the mock-up the company showed at the MWC show last week.