O2 UK becomes the latest network to offer an Android powered handset as they launch the Samsung Galaxy i7500, the first non-HTC created device and the thinnest Google-powered device on the market today.
The Samsung Galaxy is a 3G handset with Android ‘Cupcake’ (so it’s vanilla in the vein of the G1 and HTC Magic, rather than the HTC Hero’s bespoke user interface), has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 8GB of internal storage, and a 3.2″ AMOLED capacitive screen.
An exclusive on O2 for four weeks, the i7500 Galaxy will turn up on other networks in good time. The i7500 is available for free on a £44 per month pay monthly contract.
Samsung’s Galaxy i7500, the manufacturer’s first Android handset, is due to make a debut on UK network O2 as early as next week.
According to Reg Hardware, and contrary to reports that the handset had failed network accreditation, the Samsung Galaxy i7500 is currently hiding in the accessories section of O2’s website, lending credence to the fact that it will soon be available.
The i7500 is already available in various territories around the globe, including O2 in Germany and Israel under the Cellcom network.
O2 – the exclusive retailer for the Samsung Galaxy – apparently already has the handset in the stock management system in retail stores, so a release in all but certain for the week beginning 17th August.
No details or pricing of Samsung Galaxy i7500 deals have been released at this time.