The first smartphone based on Google’s Andriod mobile platform could be in the U.S. market as early as October, according to an article that appeared at appleinsider.com (Apple Insider). The ‘Dream’ phone (named via the Internet community) from Google is expected to be the only Andoid phone available in the United States this year, and will be sold exclusively through Y-Mobile, the country’s No. 5 wireless carrier, reports Apple Insider.

Similar to the popular iPhone, Dream will have a full touch-screen and will be able to run numerous applications written by third-party developers for the open-source Android operating system, according to Apple Insider. Android is a software platform and operating system based on the Linus operating system, developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.

The Dream handset will also feature a physical five-row keyboard that can be exposed by sliding the display component upwards, according to the article. While there has been lots of buzz created by the new device, those familiar with Dream have described it as ‘big and bulky’ and not as sleek as the iPhone, reports Apple Insider. The article also reports that the Android software is said to be inferior to the iPhone, and is not as user-friendly as the Apple mobile device.

The Dream, however, is just one of numerous devices that Google is testing with its new mobile Android software. Other models of smartphones from different manufactures may start be released next year as well, which may compensate for the shortcomings of the HTC handset model that currently supports the Dream, according to AppleInsider.






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