Samsung�s first Android-based mobile phone � the Galaxy i7500 - will be launched next week, Register Hardware has discovered.
Samsung's Galaxy: out next week on O2
Staff at a handful of O2 retail outlets consulted the chain�s stock management system on our behalf, and told us that the device � which features a 528MHz Qualcomm processor - will arrive in its stores next week.
O2 is the exclusive carrier for the Galaxy.
The phone isn�t yet listed for sale on O2�s website, but a search filter for handset accessories does allow you to select the i7500 as an option. Sadly, it doesn�t bring back any results.
An O2 spokeswoman told us the phone will launch �in the next few weeks�. Thankfully, store staff are a little more up to date.
Speculation had been building in an O2 online forum that the i7500�s launch had suffered a setback after allegedly failing to pass O2's handset accreditation process. Exactly what it may have stumbled on isn�t clear, but the spokeswoman said that all the carrier's phones go through a �customer experience process� prior to launch.
Should the i7500 have failed one of these mighty hurdles then it�s possible that the phone�s scheduled launch date � which was never circulated outside of O2�s HQ � was moved back slightly in order to give Samsung and O2 enough time to rectify the problem.
It�s not yet known how much the i7500 will cost.
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