The G1 broadband phone will use the search engine's Android operating system.
Google has entered the mobile broadband market, with the unveiling of its new G1 phone.
The handset, which will be launched in the UK in November, incorporates a touchscreen and a keypad - and is run through Google's Android operating system. This is in contrast to Apple's rival device, the iPhone, which is touchscreen-only.
Other new mobile broadband devices set for British retailers this Christmas include the first-ever pre-pay iPhone and the first touchscreen offering from Finnish manufacturers Nokia.
For its part, the G1 has been aimed at users who enjoy accessing broadband internet through their phones. It also incorporates Android - which will mean that users will be able to develop their own phone applications and then offer them as downloads for other users.
Commenting at yesterday's US launch of G1, Google co-founder Larry Brin said: "You always have your phone on you but you do not always have your laptop with you, it is quite difficult to carry it all the time...being able to do a search with all the flexibility that you are used to having on a laptop is really, really worthwhile and we are really excited about it."
G1 will be offered in the UK by German network operators T-Mobile.
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