Samsung announced in Germany the new Galaxy XCover, a rugged Android smartphone. Like Motorola’s DEFY, the XCover has IP67 certification to protect it against dust and up to 1 meter depth of water for 30 minutes. The phone has a 3.6-inch touchscreen with scratch-resistant tempered glass, and a 3.2 Megapixel camera with LED flash.

Sprint announced the launch of the Samsung Conquer 4G, the carrier’s first 4G smartphone to launch at less than $100 enabling Sprint customers to experience industry-leading features without breaking the bank. The Conquer 4G is an Android 2.3 smartphone powered by a 1GHz MSM8655 Snapdragon processor. The phone has a 3.5-inch 320×480 touchscreen, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with flsah and a 1.3 Megapixel front camera. It supports Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi connectivity and supports both 3G CDMA EVDO and 4G WiMax networks.

T-Mobile launches the myTouch 4G Slide Android smartphone, produced by HTC. This new Android device has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.0 on Qualcomm’s dual-core SnapDragon MSM8260 1.2GHz processor, the phone supports T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network.

Other than the Torch 9850 and 9860, RIM has another new Torch, the BlackBerry 9810 with a slider form factor. As the follow-up to the 9800, the new model looks just the same but packs upgraded hardware. The 9810 runs the next gen BlackBerry 7 OS on a 1.2GHZ processor and 768MB of RAM. Other than the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the phone also offers on-screen keyboard. It has a 3.2-inch 640×480 touchscreen, and a trackpad below the screen.

Huawei announced a new stylish Android smartphone, the Vision with an aluminum alloy uni-body in rose gold, silver or charcoal, and a curve touch design. The new device is powered by Qualcomm’s SnapDron MSM8255-1 1GHz processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with a 3D user interface and carousel animation display.

Samsung is launching in some markets its Galaxy R (aka Galaxy Z) i9103 smartphone, which is the little brother of the Galaxy S II. Instead of Samsung Exynos processor and Super AMOLED touchscreen, the Galaxy R gets NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor and SC-LCD touchscreen with 480×800 resolution, making it a more affordable option.

Motorola introduces a new bar-type QWERTY Android smartphone, the Motorola FIRE XT316. Looks a bit like the Palm Pixi/Pixi Plus, the FIRE has a 4-row QWERTY keyboard and a 2.8-inch touchscreen to provide the perfect combination of tools for emailing, texting and browsing the Web. The phone runs Android OS and includes  the Moto Switch user interface, which allows users to switch to a friends-centric mode when they finish work and head home for the day.

T-Mobile announced the release of the HTC Wildfire S Android smartphone on 3 August. The budget-priced compact device will be available in white …

Motorola’s TRIUMPH Android smartphone is heading to the pre-paid Virgin Mobile network. The sleek and stylish device supports CDMA EVDO 3G data network. It features a large 4.1-inch touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with flash, a front-facing camera for video chat and HDMI output for you to watch media content on HDTV.

Sprint is going to release Motorola’s PHOTON 4G Android smartphone on 31 July. As Sprint’s first international 4G smartphone, the PHOTON 4G supports not only the carrier’s WiMAX 4G and CDMA EVDO network, but also quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band WCDMA 3G network, making it a true global phone. The phone will be available for 199.99 with two-year service agreement.