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Google Android Phone to Sell for $199

Search giant, T-Mobile target mass market, not just tech geeks

By Rebecca Smith Hurd, Newser User

Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – The first cell phone loaded with Google’s “Android” software will cost $199, the Wall Street Journal reports. Partner T-Mobile hopes the low-priced handset and data services, due out next month, will attract mass market consumers, not just geeky early adopters. Competitors Apple and AT&T priced their “3G” iPhone at $200 this summer, and Samsung and Sprint Nextel’s Instinct costs even less, at $129.

In this rendering, Locale, an application for Google's upcoming Android mobile operating system, is shown. (AP Photo)

Google's 'Android' phone will debut next week in New York. (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)

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