Samsung i7500 passes FCC with flying colors and green robots

The most exciting Android handset announcement of the year thus far (sadly, that's not saying a whole hell of a lot) has to be the Samsung i7500, so naturally, we're following developments on this sucker with a very, very keen eye. As far as we can tell, T-Mobile has this -- or something very much like it -- pegged for the fall timeframe, and that dovetails nicely with the fact that this FCC filing shows up with AWS 3G alongside 850 and 1900MHz EDGE. Here's our question: why should some stuffy FCC geeks get all the fun on these prerelease devices? Do they really, seriously deserve OLED displays running Android?

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 1:44PM]

Again with only edge for AT&T =[

Wonder when AT&T will get an Android phone with 3G.. But I guess it has to do with the fact that AT&T probably doesnt want to decrease the sales of its iphone which they make so much money off of, or that the manufacturers don't think it's a good decision to put their phones against the iphone.

too bad.. I would love to be proved wrong though since that's just my theory

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 4:12PM]

there's only a handful of phones with band IV, compared with phones with ATT 3G
hopefully it'll come as generic (European or Asian version...Anycall i7508)
if it have full-fledged browser, fully functional email client (must support AKO/DKO), streaming real/shoutcast/asf, local mp3/wma/ogg vorbis/wmv/mp4/divx, and one more: phone as modem, I'll go for it for sure
the first Samsung phone I may keep

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 1:51PM]

Heck yes!!! Guess I'm skipping out on the Magic and getting this then.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 2:11PM]

Does anyone know if this thing does UMA?

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 4:59PM]

...Thurman?

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 3:05PM]

@minesasecret time to switch to T-Mo and start saving on your monthly fee as well!

I wish this phone would come out before the G2 / Magic but it looks like we will have to wait..... at least 4-5 months... it beats HTC in so many ways though.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 5:15PM]

As much as I would love to.. I'm on a family plan and it wasn't my decision to go over to AT&T.. =[ need to wait like 15 more months

[SParklingCYaNide Posted May 15th 2009 7:43PM]

Yeah I hope UMA is included in the hardware as well, THAT would really be Nice.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 9:47PM]

it's said T-Mobile G2 may have UMA included

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 10:59PM]

I can't wait for this phone. I have always liked samsung phones but since moving to the smart phone market, they havent offered anything worthwhile. Finally. The only real question I have is the functionality of the touch screen.. some hit, some miss, I REALLY hope this one works well.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 11:26PM]

any uma love?

[(Unverified) Posted May 16th 2009 11:29AM]

if it comes as non-branded, I don't think so