Haier to release Android-powered H7 by September
updated 05:00 pm EDT, Wed June 17, 2009
Haier H7 with Android due
Chinese electronics maker on Wednesday Haier announced at the CommunicAsia 2009 expo in Singapore that its first cellphone using the Android operating system will ship this fall. The full touchscreen H7 will use at least version 1.5 of the open-source OS, but Haier does indicate if version 2.0 is out by the time the handset ships, it will be preloaded.
While the device on display was just a mockup, the H7 will sport a 2.8-inch display, both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an integrated FM radio, a GPS sensor and a 2-megapixel camera with built-in flash. The H7 will reportedly ship to France first, arriving in September, and should cost the equivalent of about $150 on a contract. [via CNET]
