T-Mobile Super-Speedy G2

T-Mobile has announced the follow-up to the T-Mobile G1 (pictured here), the first-ever Android smartphone. 

But the carrier hasn't shared many details about the phone, called the T-Mobile G2 with Google, other than to say that it will be the first phone to run on the carrier's speedy HSPA+ network. In a statement announcing the phone, the company said, 

"T-Mobile is proud to have launched the world's first Android-powered phone, 

the T-Mobile G1, which captured the imagination of developers and consumers alike nearly two years ago. Now, we are readying its successor - the T-Mobile G2 with Google.

Delivering tight integration with Google services, the G2 will break new ground as the first smartphone specifically designed for our advanced HSPA+ network, which delivers today's available 4G speeds."

T-Mobile's HSPA+ network is not a true 4G network - Sprint remains the only carrier to offer true 4G service. But the HSPA+ network is a speedier version of T-Mobile's 3G network, and it can, in some situations, offer data speeds to rival 4G service. 

The HSPA+ network was launched in Philadelphia and New York earlier this year, and should be available more widely available by the end of the year.

As for the first phone to support the HSPA+ network, the T-Mobile G2 with Google, T-Mobile says only this: 

 T-Mobile Super-Speedy G2 videos

"In the coming weeks, we'll share more details about the G2 and offer exclusive first access to current T-Mobile customers." Stay tuned for more details.

T-Mobile Super-Speedy G2 video