The first mobile phone to use Google Inc's Android mobile operating software will cost $199
The phone which has features like a slide-out keypad, is being manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corp. This will be sold by Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA unit, They are planning to unveil the device at an event in New York on September 23.
The only U.S. operator selling Apple Inc's iPhone is AT&T Inc. They have set the price of the latest version at $199 in July and this became a benchmark for smartphones that can surf the Web, manage email and other multimedia features.