Sprint reportedly testing two Android-powered smartphones

HTC Hero

HTC Hero

PhoneNews.com is reporting that Sprint is currently testing two different Android-powered smartphones, supposedly planned to launch by 2010. The HTC Hero is one of the devices, according to the story, and has an anticipated launch date around December, 2009. HTC announced the Hero earlier this week, which a new custom user interface not seen on previous Android devices.

Sprint is also believed to be testing an unnamed Samsung smartphone, also powered by the Android operating system. This cell phone is rumored to support both CDMA^(INFO) and WiMAX^(INFO) networks, though it is not expected to be available until later in 2010, according to speculation publish in the story.