Samsung W899 Android Flip Phone

By Matthew Chung on 12/07/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

Samsung has already launched quite a number of Android-powered phones to date but the Korean company has just introduced its first Android-powered flip phone, namely the Samsung W899. The phone will be available via China Telecom soon, though there isn’t any word if Samsung is planning to launch similar Android phones in Europe or North America. Specifications of the phone include Android 2.2 Froyo, two 3.3-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen displays, Wi-Fi, WAPI, GPS, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel camera, HD video recording and a front-facing VGA camera. Would you want such a phone to arrive stateside, or are you happy with the current candybar form factor Android phones that are being offered to you?

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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