14 DAY TRIAL // Korean mobile phone maker Samsung announced a few weeks ago to the world its first mobile phone running under the Google Android operating system, the Samsung i7500, while also informing that the handset would come to the market on the airwaves of O2. In the meantime, we learn that T-Mobile also intends to release a Samsung Android phone, the Houdini, spotted on leaked shots of its roadmap.
According to the latest news on the Web, the said Samsung Houdini might be one and the same i7500 handset officially introduced to the market, as the phone has just passed through FCC's courtyard featuring support for GSM/EDGE 850/1900MHz frequencies, as well as for T-Mobile's 3G AWS 1700MHz bands.
At the same time, the device is confirmed by the carrier's recent statements that it intends to release to the market multiple mobile phones running under Android, and that these devices will come from three of its partners. As many of you might already know, the Samsung i7500 (or Houdini) should come to the operator along with the G2 / MyTouch 3G and the G1 v2 Bigfoot.
In related news, we learn that the Samsung i7500 will also make it to Switzerland as soon as July, while becoming available for purchase on other European markets in June. In Switzerland, the phone will feature a price tag of 699 CHF (Swiss Francs), or $630, while being sold without a contract agreement.
What the Samsung i7500 is able to offer to mobile phone users includes a 3.2-inch full-Touch AMOLED display, a 5-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus and LED flash, an HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, a music player, a video player, USB 2.0, a Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, 8 GB of internal memory coupled with a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB, as well as with support for a wide range of Google services and applications.