T-Mobile UK today unveiled the latest addition to its market-leading AndroidTM range: the T-Mobile Pulse Mini, which will be available on pay as you go, priced at £99.99. The device is the sixth Android smartphone for the network and follows the Samsung Galaxy Portal (i5700) and LG InTouchMax (GW620) announced last month. The Pulse Mini is a slimmed-down version of the T-Mobile Pulse, which became the world’s first pay as you go Android handset when it launched last October. Manufactured by Huawei, the new version boasts a 2.8 touch screen, 3.2 Mega pixel camera with LED Flash and runs on the latest Android 2.1 software. Unlike its predecessor, it also features a 3.5mm headphone jack, with a memory expandable to 16GB for storing music, photos and movies.

The Pulse Mini, manufactured by Huawei, runs on the newest Android software (Android 2.1). It features a 2.8 touch screen interface, 3.2 Mega pixel camera with LED Flash and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It will be available to pay as you go customers for £99.99.

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The new Huawei U8800 Android smartphone has a need for speed.  Running the latest version of Android (version 2.1) and delivering support for theoretical peak download data speeds of up to 14Mb/s, the U8800 is set to impress.  If that wasn’t enough to spark your interest, the U8800 features a 3.8-inch screen and the device will be released in the third quarter of 2010.  Huawei came to play at this year’s Mobile World Congress, announcing 4 additional Android handsets besides the U8800.  The U8300 is aimed at the youth market and incorporates social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, and a Qwerty keypad. It will be available in green, yellow and purple.  The U8100/U8110 are entry-level smartphones. They have 2.8 inch wide touchscreens and dual cameras, plus WiFi and bluetooth. They will be launched in Europe in the second quarter of 2010.  The SmaKit S7 tablet was also on show, which enables information-sharing across screens to present the same content simultaneously on computers, mobile phones and TVs. The model has a 7 inch wide screen and can be connected to a home gateway, TV or Android handsets.

Huawei’s strong support of Android at this year’s show follows last year’s unveiling of its first Android device, the U8220 (marketed as the T-Mobile Pulse). It is one of the cheapest Android handsets on the market and was dubbed the world’s first prepay Android device. Separately, Huawei is also demonstrating its LTE-Advanced system this week, with claimed download speeds of up to 600Mb/s. The company claims it is the first vendor to use multi-carrier aggregation and high-order MIMO technology in its LTE-Advanced system, which increases spectrum efficiency up to five times, reducing transmission costs.

Bringing Android to the pre-paid market was a huge move for T-mobile and thanks to a partnership with Huawei Technolgies instead of HTC, the carrier has been able to deliver the Pulse for an affordable price.  Sure the specs will not blow you away, but not many will turn down a 3.5-inch HVGA scrreen, Qualcomm MSM7200A chipset, HSDPA/HSUPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, and Android 1.5 for just £179.99 sans-contract.  To help our readers get a feel for the T-mobile Pulse we have put together this extensive photo gallery of the device in action, enjoy.

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The Bluetooth SIG website has once again proven to be an invaluable tool for those of us who live and breath Android and unreleased gadgets, specifically smartphones.  The website has just listed a new device, the Huawei G6600, and it is expected to be released to Europe, Asia, South American and Africa.  What makes the G6600 special is that it is rumored to be sporting Android and could be the QWERTY low-cost alternative to the T-mobile Pulse.  While we sort through the paperwork and uncover more details about the G6600, go ahead and take a look at the Bluetooth SIG website for yourself.

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