AndDream- the second Android Phone Presales Beginning Oct. 13th on AT&T?

[Bluelans]

There have been a lot of rumors lately about the highly anticipated HTC Dream phone that is Android-powered. Now it is official, AT&T confirmed today that it plans to launch the second Android mobile phone made by Foxconn. The spokesman for Foxconn, did not give any further details on the launch date.



AT&T today confirmed that AT&T will be the second carrier to offer a smartphone based on Google Android OS. Foxconn (in China, the manufacturer of Apple iPhone) has manufactured the smartphone -- currently known as the AndDream/G2-- based on a Qualcomm chipset.
Rumored to offer a smart touchscreen interface, Bluetooth2.0+EDR and Wi-Fi, the AndDream passed through FCC on Sep.12. AT&T customers in the U.S. are likely to be among the first ones to get a taste of the AndDream. By choosing AT&T first, the Google Android OS can also rapidly spread to other major European markets.


So what should we expect from the AndDream? A lot, when taking the hardware partners into account. Foxconn, HTC, Qualcomm and AT&T have been working together for a long time on Windows Mobile smartphones. AT&T and Foxconn is also known for their user-friendly tweaks to Microsoft's offering.

What's Inside
A recent post in the unofficial AT&T blog, confirms that the AndDream will offer the following features:
Android Home Edition V1.0
Smart Touch screen
WiFi/Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Full HTML internet capabilities
Easy access to all Google applications (Gmail, Gtalk, search)
Maps
YouTube
Phone
IM/Text
Email
Camera 4.0mp; no flash
Video (playback with recording)
Music player & 1GB memory card pre-loaded, upto 16GB
Applications, all available in Google marketplace (icon on the homescreen)

[GreenLeaf]

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Are you serious?? . can you give a link as to where you got this news? I seriously doubt the credibility of this news ... as i don't see anyone on the internet reporting this....

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[hobbs]

Interesting, but 2 red flags:

Android Home Edition V1.0

Home edition?? There's only one edition

Video (playback with recording)

The Android API doesn't support video recording, no matter what the hardware is...

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Zach Hobbs
HelloAndroid.com

[androidmaddy]

IHMO, if I wanted to be a slave for 2 years on AT&Ts spy network, I would've bought the iPhone months ago.

That being said, I'm happy about Android if this is true though. But, the phone looks just like every other slider phone out there, with not much appeal to the great new revolutionary operating system it runs. And if Foxconn makes the iPhones, why can't they put little more thought on pretty hardware design for a whole new class of phones?

[androidmaddy]

Interesting, but 2 red flags:



Home edition?? There's only one edition




The Android API doesn't support video recording, no matter what the hardware is...

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Zach Hobbs
HelloAndroid.com

And I would add another red flag to this story...

currently known as the AndDream/G2

I thought the Gx naming convention was specific to T-Mobile, or is it Google?

[snoopy914]

wow. i agree that the AndDream name is pretty lame and i hope ATT doesnt get an android phone anytime soon. haha

[NetCom]

I will not waste my time on not confirmed stories

[DeoreDX]

I don't know how this works, but can ATT and Foxconn participate in the rollout if they are not part of the open handset alliance?