T-Mobile has the Android G1 handset but did you really think that other manufacturers would sit back miss out on a big slice of pie? It was only recently that Motorola announced plans to beef up the size of their Android developers team so Motorola’s Android handset comes as no surprise. The only problem here is that Motorola’s handset might not hit the market until mid-2009 - enough time for T-Mobile to take a huge lead!

Rumour has it that Motorola handset will feature a touch screen, a slide-out qwerty keyboard, and a whole range of social-network-friendly things plugged into it. Errr, pretty much like the G1, although the device could have a flip screen like the Krave ZN4. A number of images of the Motorola handset have been circulated with viewers suggesting that it looks pretty much like a high end HTC handset.

A number of industry analysts have suggested that Motorola will deliver an Android handset in order to try an recapture lost market share - believe me when I say that they have a long, uphill fight on their hands (current share prices are almost at a 16 year low).

In particular, Motorola is hoping that their Android handset will have some resonance with the social networkerss of the world as mobile social network users are predicted to to rise to as high as 23% of mobile phone users by 2012.

Rumours have it that Motorola will be selling this handset at a very low price; around $150 with a two year contract. Ok, it’s like ly to be cheap so let’s wait and how good it really is.

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