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Last November, T-Mobile launched the first Android cell phone to the masses, the G1.  As the sort of go-to open source alternative to smartphone users who don’t want to tinker around with Open Moko, the G1 has done fairly well for itself.  It took 61 days for the device to sell 1 million units (even if it pales in comparison to the iPhone 3G’s three days), making it a no-brainer for T-Mobile to bring out more Android phones if they needed an excuse.

In addition to the HTC developed G1, and reportedly leaked G2, 2009 will reportedly see Android phones from companies such as Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and even Garmin.  The only carriers being named at the moment are T-Mobile and Sprint.  It’s doubtful AT&T will jump on board given the success of the iPhone and their other smartphones.  It would be nice if Verizon were to carry some of these phones, but nothing seems to indicate it will.  Even so, it looks like this year will bring a lot of Android, which will hopefully make for some very happy techies if they can afford the phones.

There really isn’t much surprise that more Android phones are coming out, and with a name like the G1, it makes sense that we’d see more devices in the G series in the coming year.  T-Mobile’s senior VP of engineering, Neville Ray has said that we’ll see a “significant number of HSPA-capable smart phones,” including phones and “other products” in the G series.  It’s obvious that T-Mobile is sticking by Android, which should please those who don’t want to give in to the limitations of the iPhone.

Read [InformationWeek]