News about the upcoming smartphone models to use Google’s Android OS keep showing up. The latest one was released by a Korean news report called etnews.co.uk, which claims that Samsung has already scheduled the release of an Android phone for the second part of 2009, and that the device will be available through Sprint and T-Mobile.

So far, there have been no confirmations on the story, as Samsung's U.S. press representatives, as well as Sprint's and T-Mobile's press people all declined to make any sort of comment on this story.

The report notes that the phone will have a full touchscreen, similar to the company’s Instinct model released for Sprint and its Behold model released for T-Mobile.

Aside from this rumor with Samsung, there are others about LG and HTC’s intentions to release new Android phones in 2009. Still, none of these reports have been confirmed, as the mobile phone makers prefer to keep the public and the competition guessing about their plans, in order to properly prepare their products and marketing strategies.

The reason why the evolution of Google’s operating system represents such an interesting subject is because the first Android phone, HTC’s G1, available through T-Mobile, recorded a massive success, way above the producer’s expectations. The market’s touchscreen smartphone segment is still small, and there is a lot of room for new models. In addition to this, the public is extremely interested in new technologies and new devices, which means that a good and attractive product, advertised correctly, can bring massive financial gains.