LAS VEGAS--T-Mobile USA announced it will sell the Android-powered G-Slate tablet, built by LG, "in coming months."
The companies provided little in the way of details. The G-Slate will run the "Honeycomb" version of Android 3.0, which is designed for tablet-style gadgets, and will support T-Mobile's HSPA+ network, which the carrier has branded as 4G. The companies did not release specifications, pricing or a launch date.
The announcement of the G-Slate came mere minutes after Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) unveiled its own Honeycomb-powered tablet, the Xoom for Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ)--a possible move by T-Mobile and LG to lessen the splash of Motorola's announcement here at the Consumer Electronics Show.
The G-Slate represents a further evolution of both T-Mobile USA and LG's respective strategies. T-Mobile has been working to broaden and deepen its lineup of high-end devices, and currently sells the Samsung GalaxyTab tablet and the HSPA+-powered G2 and myTouch 4G smartphones. All of the gadgets run Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform.
For LG, the G-Slate brings to a close the company's troubled tablet journey. LG announced in July its intention to offer an Android tablet in the fourth quarter of 2010. However, in October the company said it scrapped plans to offer an Android 2.2 tablet, arguing Android 2.2, dubbed Froyo, isn't suitable for tablet-sized devices.
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