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We all knew it was coming, and the question was not if, but when. On Thursday, T-Mobile announced the successor to the first Android phone (ever), the T-Mobile G2.

The T-Mobile G1 was the first Android phone, and T-Mobile G2 rumors have been floating around since as early as 2008. Later, it was rumored to be released in July 2009, but never made an appearance.

This is an official announcement from T-Mobile, and thus, the deal is (or will) be sealed. The T-Mobile G2 will be T-Mobile's first HSPA+ device. It will have "a large 3.7-inch screen with a unique hinge design that opens to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard.”

Additional specs include an 800MHz MSM7230 Snapdragon processor, Android 2.2 (Froyo) 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, 720p video recording, 4GB of internal memory, and an 8GB microSD card preinstalled. In the U.S. the G2 will be a T-Mobile exclusive, and current T-Mobile customers will have the first opportunity to pre-order it later this month. T-Mobile notes limited quantities, so you can expect the normal "hot Android device sell-out and back-orders."

Folks who see only numbers might look askance at the T-Mobile G2's 800Mhz processor, due to the popularity of 1GHz processors of late, but instead they should remember that the same thing happened in desktop CPUs: more Mhz does not necessarily mean more performance. We'll reserve judgment until benchmarking occurs.

Although T-Mobile's press release indicates that the device can be pre-ordered by current T-Mobile customers later this month, it does not reveal an actual availability date or price. It also doesn't say when non-T-Mobile customers can order.

Read the full press release below:

Official T-Mobile G2 Announcement

This story was first posted as "The T-Mobile G2 Gets Its Official Debut" at HULIQ.com