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QiGi i6 runs Android and WM
iTech News Net — ... an Marvell Monohans 624MHz processor, 2.8-inch 65k color LCD touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, integrated support for GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. Qigi’s i6 supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, but without 3G. Live shots of the Qigi i6 Goal after the break: QIGI i6 Win Qigi i6 Goal live shots: [qigi 1| 2][eprice] ...

QIGI i6 Dual OS (Android+WM6) Smartphone
iTech News Net — ... an Marvell Monohans 624MHz processor, 2.8-inch 65k color LCD touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, integrated support for GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. Qigi’s i6 supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, but without 3G. Live shots of the Qigi i6 Goal after the break: QIGI i6 Win Qigi i6 Goal live shots: [qigi 1| 2][eprice] ...

QIGI i6 has the best of two worlds: Android & Windows Mobile 6.1
PalmAddicts — ... but no 3G IMHO the i6 smartphone looks like a cross-breed of HTC Touch & O2 Zest, darn those Chinese copy-cats really know how to create a combo fake designs. ~LOL~ But honestly, the i6 really look tasty to me. Although they should restrain a bit on the Android welcome splashscreen (pictured below) there, the screenshot looks really corny. We'll have to wait till next year, when i6 smartphones finally hit global market. Sources are from ePrice, via EA, via uBerPhones. ...

Chinese Manufacturer Hops Onto Android Bandwagon
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... 1200 photo shoot CPU: Marvell Monohans (624MHz GHz CPU) Time to call :150-240 minutes Standby time: 220 hours Shell color: Black Size: 109.5 * 58 * 14.9mm The i6 will have e-mail and handwriting reckognition for the touchscreen, as well as English and Quanpin language support. As usual, don’t expect this one overseas, but it does go to show that manufacturers are willing to take another stab at Android hardware. [eprice via Android Community] ...

QiGi 6 offers Windows Mobile 6.1 or Android - but not both
MobileCrunch — ... just doesn’t fit the bill? Well, how about a random touchscreen handset from an obscure Chinese manufacturer, instead? As an added bonus, this one actually comes in two flavors: Android, or Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro. Unfortunately it’s a one-or-the-other setup - there’s no dual booting to be had here, which would make the device significantly more notable. (Surprisingly good) specs after the jump. While we could break down the specs for you, it’s oh-so-much more entertaining to let Google Translate do the ...

QIGI i6-Goal Looks to Be the First 'Next' Android Phone to Actually Come Out [Android]
Gizmodo — ... Notably, the handset will be the first released in both Windows Mobile or Android flavors, so with a little creative bootloading action users may be able to dual-boot their mobile OSes. The handset will obviously be China-only, but its release will affirm that it's not that hard to get an Android phone out, albeit a sort of lame one. [EPrice via ...

China’s i6 Goal Android phone uses Wi-Fi in lieu of 3G
CrunchGear — This is the i6-Goal, an Android cellphone created by Chinese firm TechFaith Wireless and QIGI. Like all Android phones, it lets you browse the Web, watch dumb YouTube videos, send email, etc. Presumably it also makes and receives phone calls. There’s no 3G here (which is par for the course in China), with the Wi-Fi connection providing the speedy Internet connection. She also lacks a physical keyboard, instead only using a touchscreen one. If the BlackBerry Storm has taught us anything it’s that companies better ...

Android’s expansion into China: a big deal
VentureBeat — ... today, its G1 device is the first phone to carry Android. It expects to ship around one million G1 devices by the end of this year, up from its earlier forecast of 600,000. The iPhone is good for Apple and its partners in the mobile industry; Android is good for the many other companies that make and sell the 1.1 billion phones every year, a number that is expected to grow next year. [Android bot with China flag via Google And Blog; i6-Goal photos via ePrice] ...

Windows Mobile Phone Has Evil Android Twin
Geeknews — ... focused on the research and development of cell phone solutions, and QIGI, a Smartphone brand in China, today announced the launch of i6-Goal, the first Android-powered phone in China. The fast, 624-MHz CPU slim bar-type phone has a touch-screen, business card scanning and GPS functionality. The i6-Goal also provides mobile Web access that includes Gmail, YouTube and Gtalk. Read the full story with details at WindowsforDevices.com . If you want to just oggle at the pics, go to ePrice (in Chinese). Here’s the press release describing just the Android version ...