It looks like HTC is going to have to make some room on the Android table, because the next major developer is stepping up. Samsung has officially announced the I7500, the first Samsung model that will be operating on the Android OS.
Samsung who was one of the earlier members of the Open Handset Alliance has been floating rumors around about their delving into the Android OS, but this is the first official word. What they plan to do with the system will be interesting to see and we’re excited to see the OS get tweaked in some other people’s hands.

The handset is scheduled to be released in June and from the looks of the press release it doesn’t look like this phone is messing around. Just check out a small sample of the features you will be getting

• HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz)
• EDGE / GPRS (850/ 900/1800/1900)
• 3.2″ HVGA(320×480) AMOLED
• 5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
• Multimedia PLayer
• Full Web Browser Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Android Market
• Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm ear jack
• Internal memory: 8GB

It looks like there is a pretty hefty challenger out their to the G1 and G2. Especially with a 5 MP camera and beautiful touch screen display, we think that the I7500 isn’t going to have any trouble catching people’s attention.