Samsung to Launch Android-Based Device for Sprint and T-Mobile Next Year

Humberto Saabedra

The English-language version of Korea’s etNews online IT news service is reporting that Samsung is developing an Android-powered version of the Korean market Omnia smart device for launch on Sprint and T-Mobile in the second quarter of next year.

To that end Samsung has joined the OHA working group and has had a dedicated team of 80 people developing and working with Android, Linux, and Java since the platform was first announced one year ago.

With this revelation, Samsung is hoping to draw attention away from the T-Mobile G1 and fuel anticipation and speculation about the device.  Sprint has also confirmed that it plans to offer an Android device next year but it did not give a specific timeframe when asked earlier this month at its yearly developer conference.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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