The Samsung I7500 is very close to release, it was touted for a July release date. We have a video demo below for those looking to purchase this handset with brief pros and cons and overall feel of the device.



The Samsung I7500 runs on Android and sports some generous features, such as a 3.2 inch AMOLED screen, 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5mm jack and a 1500mAh battery.

Following the news about the possibility the leaked Sony Ericsson Rachael might be running on Android, we have a demo video of the actual UI itself. It seems very likely that it will be running on Android.

The UI looks pretty sweet with nice transitions, and with support for many Social services such as Twitter and Facebook, so far it's looking pretty sweet!

Se the video below:



via [BGR]

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Engadget has uncovered a story on Danish phone site Mobil, who claim they have uncovered details about Sony Ericsson's latest Xperia handset which could be running on the Android platform.

We all know the Xperia X1 was unveiled to be running on Windows Mobile 6.1, which surprised many at the time. In the end it was basically a HTC handset running Windows Mobile with Sony Ericsson branding and custom UI, but if this latest Xperia handset happens to run on Android it will be a major development for Sony Ericsson as many hardcore SE fans will likely go out and purchase it.

The phone is based on the Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon platform, that enables processor speeds up to 1 GHz, and HSPA-speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. This platform will also sport great 3D graphics capabilities.

The phone's built-in camera is an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus. There's also a 3.5 mm jack connector as well as a mini-USB connector at the top of the phone. The touch screen seems to be quite large, but as of yet there is no specific information about its size.

If Sony Ericsson's fortunes and profits are to take a turn for the better, it will probably be down to handsets like this which would be responsible. For now Android is the future it seems as Samsung and HTC seem to be concentrating on that particular market also.

News is filtering through that the HTCSenseUI on the recently announced Hero won't be coming to current handsets on the market, mainly due to licensing issues with handsets branded as "Google" handsets. Those with "Google" branding will not get the SenseUI via HTC and those handsets without "Google" branding may not get the SenseUI either, so there's only one possible alley left - hack!

Video below shows the hacked SenseUI running on a G1, it's noticeably buggy, slow to respond and obviously will crash. But there is hope for those that are willing to take the risk and try the hacked ROM, as can be seen with the Hyakuro ROM hack, it's possible.



via [AndroidCommunity]