Android is continuing to move towards those 18 Android phones on the market this year. After the announcement last week that Philips is launching an Android based phone in Asia, today’s news comes from Samsung, HTC and Motorola.

The first Samsung Android phone, will be launched in the US on October 11. Initially, it will be available through US operator Sprint. Together with Samsung, HTC will launch their third Android phone in the US. The HTC Hero is currently available in a selection of European countries and will also come to the US with Sprint on October 11.

Motorola also announced that they will launch two Android phones within this year. These phone are said to be available with two major US operators, and several different carriers outside the US. We can also expect to hear more from Motorola & Android:

We will launch with two major carriers in North America, and multiple carriers outside the U.S. In addition, we have plans for several additional Android-based devices in the first quarter of 2010. (Motorola’s CEO, Sanjay Jha, via wirelessfoundation.com)

Vincent Hoogsteder

Tags: android, samsung, samsung galaxy

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