HTC officially announced the Hero that is the company’s third Android smartphone (the G3). Like the Magic (G2), the Hero is boosted by Qualcomm MSM7200A 528 MHz processor. The Hero has a 3.2-inch 320×480 touchscreen LCD display, a trackball with enter button, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera and integrated GPS receiver. It supports Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR/A2DP and WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. The smartphone packs also G-sensor, microSD/SDHC card slot and digital compass.

HTC Hero’s media player supports MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and WMA9 audio files and MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 video formats.

Hero will be released in Europe in July, Asia in Summer and N. America later this year.

Lenovo’s OPhone O1 is a Android phone designed for China Mobile. The OPhone runs Lenovo’s own OMS (Open Mobile System), a customized Android that comes with a more attrative UI and visual effects. Powered by a 624MHz processor, the O1 has 128MB RAM, and 8GB or 16GB internal storage.

Two versions of OPhone will be available, the 3G version with TD-SCDMA support and a 5 Megapixel camera and the 2.75GB version (ET70) that supports EDGE and has a 3.2 Megapixel camera. Both models have a 3.5-inch 320×480 touchscreeen and built-in CMMB digital mobile TV tuner.After you jump see more pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung officially announced the I7500, its first Android-based smartphone. The I7500 features a 3.2-inch 320×480 AMOLED touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, 8GB internal storage, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0. You can also expect integrated GPS receiver to be used with Google Maps.

Samsung I7500 supports tri-band HSDPA/HSUPA as well as quad-band GSM/EDGE networks. The phone supports playback of MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV as well as MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA audio files. It supports microSDHC up to 32GB.

The I7500 runs Google’s Android OS and comes with Google services, including Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk.

The new Android smartphone HTC Magic will be delivered to Vodafone’s customer from May 5th. The HTC Magic has a 3.2″ QVGA touch screen display and features a trackball and navigational buttons for quick, easy access. The HTC Magic includes a variety of email options such as Google Mail, POP3 and IMAP as well as Google Talk for instant messaging.

General Mobile showing dual-SIM DSTL1 Android phone at Mobile World Congress,which has a 5 megapixel camera, built in WiFi, Bluetooth, 3-inch display touch screen at 240 x 400 WQVGA resolution. The company plan to officially announce the phone next month, and only start shipping in Q3 this year.

Dual-SIM DSTL1 Android phone features:

• Dual-SIM cards with dual-Standby mode
• 624MHz Marvell PXA 310 processor
• Tri-band GSM/EDGE support (900/1800/1900MHz)
• 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, 260k colors
• 802.11b/g WiFi support
• Bluetooth
• 135g (4.75oz), 112 x 54 x 16mm (4.4 x 2.1 x .6 inches)
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash (made by Sharp)