The Samsung Captivate, an Android 2.1 smartphone, will go on sale in the course of AT&T afterward this year, contribution a 4-in. Super AMOLED touchscreen screen and a 1-GHz processor that might assist create it a feasible rival to the iPhone.

AT&T didn't proclaim value. The shipper has been defense a record of Android phones and other option to iPhone, which it at present sells wholly. AT&T might misplace that restricted right coming year, and if that occur it could perhaps like to be clever to present clients Android devices with various hardware characteristics.

The Captivate hysterics into Samsung's Galaxy S class of devices, which are planned to serving Samsung, imprison further of smartphone market from privileged like BlackBerry creator Research In Motion Ltd. and Apple Inc..

"The Galaxy group of devices is Samsung's straight attack on iPhone market and is a burly rival," said Jack Gold of J.Gold Associates LLC.

"I imagine this Captivate will be an extremely accepted device, and it puts AT&T directly into the Android world.

It as well permits AT&T to inform Verizon Wireless clients that AT&T also presents Android," Gold said, noting that still while AT&T has the iPhone as its "premiere product," it should arrange for the day that it no longer has iPhone individuality.