T-Mobile USA have started taking pre-orders of HTC’s G2 Android phone. For $249.99 before the $50 mail-in rebate current T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order before October 4 and get it by October 6, which is the nationwide availability date.

HTC G2 is America’s Desire Z that comes with Android OS, HSPA+ support, 800MHz CPU, 3.7-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 1300mAh battery.

T-Mobile G2

[Via Engadget]

T-Mobile’s pretty marketing tactics seems to have gone for a toss as we’re seeing first pictures of G2 in the wild. Engadget claims the phone is superior to myTouch 3G Slide and is a perfect successor to G1 with upgraded specs like 3.7-inch screen, Android OS (mostly 2.2), camera with LED flash and a QWERTY keyboard.

Now only if we could know the exact price and availability.

More pictures here.

T-Mobile will unveil G2 in the coming weeks. They’ve published a webpage confirming G2 having “tight integration with Google” and will support T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. The page does not divulge any other details about the phone but if the previous rumors are correct, HTC’s Vision will most likely be the G2 on T-Mobile.

Interested users can sign up on the link below.

T-Mobile G2

Japan might soon get its first Android phone. A Japanese blog has caught HTC’s Magic in NTT DoCoMo’s garb. The known things for now – it will be called as HT-03A and will run on Android 1.5 Cupcake software.

HTC Magic is the second Android phone in the market and features a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, trackball etc.

[memn0ck via Akihabaranews]

The early adopter of Android has etched out a bright future for the platform. If this leaked roadmap is to be believed, T-Mobile could out at least three Android devices including the Magic aka G2 aka MyTouch.

The fall season looks to be the most interesting one with two unseen devices slated to be launched. First is HTC’s G1 v2 Bigfoot and second is Samsung’s Houdini. The details on both the phones are none but Samsung Hub justifies that Houdini could be Samsung’s another Android phone and not the I7500 even though it has support for T-Mobile’s operating frequency.

The doc also spilled the details about pricing of G1 and G2. Starting from May 12, G1’s price is expected to fall at $149 while G2 will sell for $179.

[Via Electronista]

It was just yesterday when G2 slipped into Vodafone’s hat to become Magic and today they have officially acknowledged it. Vodafone will bring the device in the European region with exclusive interests in UK, Spain, Germany, France and on a non-exclusive basis in Italy. HTC Magic as we all know is an Android based device with no physical keyboard and has a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen and a trackball on the front to do all the chores.

The price will vary according to the region and with the data plan a user selects with the Magic. Vodafone has discriminated the color option according to the region – White in the UK, Spain and France, Black in Germany and Italy scores both.

Full Specifications:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201a, 528 MHz
Operating System: Android
ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions: 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
Weight: 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network: HSDPA/WCDMA – 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
Video supported formats: MP4, 3GP
Battery: 1340mAh Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Talk time: Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 450 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 660 hours for WCDMA, Up to 420 hours for GSM
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: G-sensor, Digital Compass

[video via Stuff]

HTC’s presser did not say anything about the new Android phone. But fret not because our leak messiah has scooped once again to bring the deets of HTC G2. G2 is called the HTC Magic (or maybe Pioneer) and will be released exclusively for the European Vodafone customers. The phone will do away with the QWERTY keypad and will have only the touchscreen interface, along with Cupcake Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS, HSPA and 3.2 megapixel camera.

[Via BGR]

Cupcake is the codename of in-the-works firmware for Android OS. The official availability is still a mystery but the screenshots emerged recently looks Google is putting their best effort to make platform more edible. Few notable functions are the transitions while opening and closing apps, application manager and a virtual keyboard. This build may find its place on some touchscreen-based Android device. Maybe G2?

More screenshots over here.

[Via Crunchgear]

Gizmodo has received a picture that claims to be the successor of the first Android phone, G1. Of course, this is still unconfirmed but going by the tipster’s word, the phone is scheduled to launch in mid-May. It looks like the G2 will lose the QWERTY and feature a 3.2 megapixel cam with glossy white hue.

[Via Gizmodo]