U.S. mobile phone carrier firm T-mobile announced that it will release its first “Google-branded” mobile phone next week, New Zealand's National Business Review (NBR) reported Thursday. The “gPhone” will be built by Taiwanese contract manufacturer HTC and will contain Google, T-Mobile and HTC logos. The gPhone will run with Google's mobile operating system Android.

“While details of the gPhone are still under wraps, pundits will be looking for how Android's browser gels – or doesn't – with Chrome; and whether its poised to take advantage of Google's recent foray into buying large amounts of wi-fi spectrum – creating a possible future scenario for mobile VoIP calls that cut traditional cell phone service providers out of the picture altogether,” NBR reported.

The handset will include a touchscreen with features similar to the iPhone and a full QWERTY keyboard that is based on Research In Motion's BlackBerry Curve device, NBR reported.

The designs for the phone are already registered with the U.S. Federal Comunications Commision, according to Computer Weekly.

Potential carriers who wish to develop an Android-based phone include China Mobile and Sprint, a prominent U.S. telecommunications company.