Samsung today unveiled the I7500, its first Android-powered mobile phone. With a launch of I7500, Samsung became the second manufacturer company to make an Android-powered phone. Unlike the HTC made T-Mobile G1. The i7500 does not carry a hardware keyboard.

The Samsung I7500 is featuring a 3.2 inches AMOLED full touch screen, 5 megapixel camera and 7.2Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, giving users access to Google™ Mobile services and full web browsing. The I7500 also provides a long enough battery life (1500mAh), memory capacity up to 40GB (Internal memory: 8GB, External memory: Up to 32GB). The phone also boasts its slim and compact design with mere 11.9mm thickness.

The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps, Gmail , YouTube, Google Calendar and Google Talk. The integrated GPS receiver enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide, allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based Wikipedia articles.

The Samsung I7500 will be available in major European countries from June, 2009.  No word on the release in US.

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