Well, it looks like all the hype and marketing behind the T-Mobile G1 handset have paid off - HTC are saying they’ve doubled their projected number of handsets being shipped. HTC believes they’re now target to hit a million of the G1’s out of the door by the end of 2009.

Initially, estimates suggested that HTC would be shipping between 400,000 and 600,000 units but it looks like the Android fans have gone ga-ga over the new handset. Then again, it could simply be backing of Google and a huge media campaign that have driven adoption so far.

On top of G1 sales, HTC are expecting to sell three million HTC Touch Diamond handsets by the end of 2008 so it looks like a bumper year for the handset manufacturer.

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