Will Android Debut in February 2008?

Sure, this prototype picture of an Android phone “in the wild” is a site for sore eyes, but if there’s anything that Android will teach us in 2008 it’s that what’s ON the phone is what really counts.
This cell phone clunker looks like it has been pieced together by HTC, a member of the Open Handset Alliance and primary manufacturer of devices carrying the Windows Mobile platform. And while this phone is… how shall we say it… obnoxiously ugly - don’t fret. It’s designed to give phandroids simple hardware with which to test the platform before it is released to the public. You can expect the first releases carrying Android to be as slick as ever, although it’s anyone’s guess whose phone or what phone will be the first.

A likely time for Android’s physical debut would be February 11-14 in Barcelona. This is the gathering of the Mobile World Congress, the largest event in the world for the mobile industry. Last year, an estimated 52,000 gathered in Barcelona. Google has 2 floor booths at the expo and we’re guessing they’ll be flaunting loaded up Android phones to impress the mobile world.

So if you LOVE the mobile world and are truly a phandroid, you’re in luck. Because this Valentine’s Day you’ll likely be getting a ton of news about Android!