O2 Germany to launch up to eight Android phones this year?

Look, this quote is one that could easily be blown way, way out of proportion, but here's the story for you to interpret in any way you see fit. Over in Munich at Innovation Days 2009, an O2 product manager was quoted as saying that "by the end of 2009," it wanted to have "six to eight" Android-powered mobiles out. 'Course, we've already heard that Google-based phones would be trekking to Nordic regions in the not too distant future, so we wouldn't be shocked to see a few filter down to Germany as well. But seriously -- six to eight? Most likely, this fellow was speaking in terms of what he would love to see happen and less about what he knew was coming down the pike. But hey, we'd absolutely love to be wrong about that.

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[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2009 9:24PM]

All I want is a Sony Ericsson X1 running Android. Is that too much to ask?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 8th 2009 8:01AM]

Even with Android the SE x1 will still suck huge time.
I went in a shop to buy one , I tried it and came out with a Samsung Omnia, (I already had a HTC touch HD).
The screen on the x1 is not flush , and that means that you can't use touch inputs near the margins of the screen where most win. mob. commands are placed.
The lack of essential features (g-sensor, accelerometer, you-tube etc) is inexcusable, and that's why the danish equivalent of Craigslist (DBA) is crowded with folks trying to get rid of their x1s at huge losses and finding no takers.
Android is good, but it can't make miracles when the hardware is so deeply flawed.