The first Android-powered mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1 manufactured by HTC, has at its heart a dual-core processor, with 3D graphics acceleration, supplied by Qualcomm.
The first mobile phone based on Google’s much talked-about Linux-based open source mobile operating system was unveiled this week.
“The launch of the T-Mobile G1 is a breakthrough moment for Linux-based open mobile application platforms,” said Paul Jacobs, CEO at Qualcomm.
Qualcomm worked with HTC on the design and development of this first Android-based device. The MSM7201A is a dual-core device which hardware-accelerated multimedia capabilities, 3D graphics and built-in, multi-mode 3G baseband processing.
Qualcomm said it was already working with other un-named OEMs in the development of further Android-based handsets.
The commercial launch of the G1 in the US is Oct 22. Next up is the UK, with availability promised for "early November", with the rest of Europe following in Q1 of 2009.