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The first mobile phone to use Google Inc8217;s Android mobile operating software will cost 199, the 8216;Wall Street Journal8217; reported on its website on Wednesday.
The phone, which features a slide-out keypad, is being manufactured by Taiwan8217;s HTC Corp and will be sold by Deutsche Telekom8217;s T-Mobile USA unit, which plans to unveil the device at an event in New York on Sept. 23.
AT038;T Inc, the only US operator selling Apple Inc8217;s iPhone, set the price of the latest version at 199 in July, setting a benchmark for smartphones that can surf the Web, manage email and other multimedia features.
The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said T-Mobile USA plans to release new data service plans in conjunction with the Google phone that will be 8220;aggressively priced.8221;
Google, HTC and T-Mobile USA declined comment on the pricing for the phone.
