Samsung I7500 Android-powered Smartphone Announced

Samsung Electronics has announced its first Android-powered smartphone, with the Samsung I7500 set to be released first in European countries from June, 2009.

The Samsung I7500 smartphone features a 3.2” HVGA (320x480) AMOLED full touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera, 8GB of internal memory and up to 32 GB of external memory, 7.2Mbps 3G HSDPA and WiFi connectivity. This phone is packed with all the Google Mobile services you could ask for, including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk.

The Samsung I7500's integrated GPS receiver lets you take advantage of Google Maps features like My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Similar to the Apple App Store, Android phone users will be able to access lots of Android applications in the Android Market. This device also supports MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV video, and MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA audio formats.