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The GCF (Global Certification Forum) has just approved another Android-based handset, the Huawei Ideos U8150-B. This smartphone will be running on version 2.2 "Froyo" of the OS so that's off to a pretty good start. Sadly, the rest of the specs are just mid-level. The Ideos will pack a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 256MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, a microSD card slot, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE / quad-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1700/1900/2100MHz) WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, GPS, a 3.2MP camera with a dual-LED flash, and a 1,200mAh battery. We don't know when it will be available but there was a listing up on Clove last week and it listed the handset for £169.36 ($265 USD) unlocked.

Update: According to Phandroid, the Huawei Ideos has actually hit the FCC as well, so you can check out the filing here. There's a photo of said smartphone above.

[The Unwired]

Last week we first heard about the Nokia X3-02 and the handset has just been made official. The X3-02 packs a 2.4-inch touchscreen QVGA display, 3G connectivity, WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a microSD card slot, a 5MP camera, and the S40 OS. The X3-02 also packs a 9.6mm "brushed aluminum shell" so that's a pretty good look. The best part about this handset is that it'll cost just €125 unlocked and will be available later this quarter.

[Engadget]