The folks over at the FCC have let some pictures and details slip about the upcoming BlackBerry 8980, a device that seems to be a successor to the Curve 8900. The phone pictured above will boast a quad-band GSM antenna, Wi-Fi b/g/n, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash.

And according to the user manual, it will be powered by BlackBerry OS 5. The device looks very similar to the BlackBerry 9700, which is a popular BB version, so that’s probably good news.

Sharp has introduced a pair of glasses-free 3D Android phones over in Japan. The Galapagos 003SH and 005SH are both for Japan’s Softbank network and both devices offer a 3.8-inch 800 x 480 pixel 3D-capable display and are powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Android 2.2 Froyo.

The 005SH has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 8-megapixel camera while the 003SH has a 9.6-megapixel camera capable of 720p video. The 3D content will keep you busy without glasses, with games like Mega Man, Resident Evil and Ghosts ‘n Goblins.

LG has seen fit to offer us some additional details on its Optimus One and Optimus Chic Android-powered phones. Both devices are similar when it comes to specifications and offer a 3.2-inch 600MHz processor, Wi-Fi b/g, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, dual-band WCDMA radio, quad-band GSM, and will be powered by Android 2.2.

The Optimus One features a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and a 1500mAh battery. The Optimus Chic has a 5-megapixel camera with a 1250mAh battery. Both should be available in Europe around November, though we have no info on pricing yet.

Motorola has confirmed a North American version of the Defy for T-Mobile. The rugged Android phone will ship by the holidays and is also getting some show time on the Oprah Winfrey Show today apparently. It’s being called a US exclusive for the carrier.

The Defy is one of the first touch-only phones to be designed this rugged. It has resistance to dust, scratching and water, and is also the fastest with an 800MHz TI OMAP chip. It runs Android 2.1 with the full Motoblur social networking layer on top and currently only supports Flash Lite for a plugin. It also has a typical 3.7-inch display, a five-megapixel camera, GPS and Wi-Fi, but its outdoorsy design gives it a dual microphone that reduces wind noise and other background sounds.

Samsung is going crazy naming even more devices Galaxy. The latest is the Galaxy Player 50 which is a portable media player. It’s powered by Android 2.1 and comes with a 3.2-inch display. It will handle DivX, H.264 and a bunch of other media formats.

Your choice of either 8GB or 16GB of internal memory. Other features include 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera, Android Market support, Google Maps Navigation and Gmail.

Looks like Samsung has expanded its fledgling Bada-based phone line by launching the Wave 723. It’s a step below the original Wave with a 3.2-inch LCD instead of Super AMOLED, but it does have a unique leather flip cover built into the body itself to protect the phone’s screen.

Most of the other features have crossed over, including the 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and the five-megapixel camera with flash. The phone is one of the first to use Bada 1.1 out of the box and can run apps from the first Wave, or other Bada phones, at native resolution without too much extra work.

This Motorola Droid clone looks like a toy. And you won’t find the Android operating system here. Instead, it runs Windows Mobile 6.5. Some specs include a 533MHz Huawei Hass K3 processor, and a full sliding keyboard.

Like many cloned smartphones, this one will does dual SIMs. You also get a 3-megapixel camera, a 3.5″ touchscreen display at 800 x 480 resolution, GPS, Wi-Fi and integrated FM radio.

Lumigon announced a range of Android smartphones at CES and now they have announced that the first of these smartphones will be available in October of this year, the Lumigon T1.

Some features of the Lumigon T1 include a 3.2 inch capacitive TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, 1GHz Freescale i.MX51 processor and a five megapixel camera with built in flash. It has the ability to output HD video in 720p via the built in mini HDMI port, there’s also integrated WiFi and Bluetooth, plus A-GPS and an accelerometer.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the company’s upcoming Android-powered tablet has now been confirmed to feature a pair of cameras. Obviously one of them is used for capturing video while the other is for still shots.

We don’t have any word on megapixel count yet, but it will likely have a similar camera to the Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones. Some other specifications include GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and 3G, and a pre-October release date has mentioned in rumors.

We don’t see too many phones that are geared toward women, but Pantech has just announced its second Android smartphone, the IM-A630K “Crystal de Izar”. And this one is targeted at the fairer sex. The crystal styling at the bottom can light up in different colors, so I guess they think women love shiny lights.

Some specifications of the Pantech IM-A630K include a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen display, Bluetooth, T-DMB TV tuner, 5-megapixel camera, 4GB memory card bundled and of course the Android OS.

The ZTE X850 is the first Android-powered handset from ZTE and will target the entry-level market instead of the high end like most of the recent Android phones. The specifications aren’t too bad, except for the small 2.8″ 320 × 240 resolution touchscreen display.

It’s powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor with 3D hardware acceleration, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack and an integrated FM radio. The ZTE X850 packs Android 2.1 and supports WCDMA radio. It will be sold by China Unicom in China.

We can add another to the growing number of Samsung’s phones powered by the Bada mobile OS. The company has just announced the Wave 2 S5250 and Wave 2 Pro S5330 mobile phones. Both have similar specs, but the Wave 2 Pro features a physical QWERTY sliding keyboard.

Both phones should be available in Russia and South East Asia in August. Not Sure when they hit elsewhere. Some specs include Quad-band GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.2-inch TFT LCD, 3-megapixel camera with video recorder, A-GPS, 80MB built in memory, Up to 16GB of microSD card expansion and the TouchWiz 3.0 user interface.

Fans of tough and rugged phones will be glad to hear that AT&T has announced that the rugged push-to-talk Samsung Rugby II will be shipping soon. The phone will support AT&T’s HSPA 7.2Mbps network, A-GPS and voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation using AT&T’s Navigator service. It’s tough enough for Mr. T, but even your wimpy hands can use it.

Some other features of the Rugby II include a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. The phone will be shipping on June 6th for $130 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate.

Those who live in China and are looking for a new phone should check out Nokia’s two new CDMA phones. The Nokia 6702 Slide and the Nokia 1706 candybar phone. The former features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, 2.6-inch 240 x 320 pixel display, Bluetooth and support for Java MIDP 2.0 applications.

We don’t have any details on the Nokia 1706 just yet and we have nothing on the pricing and release dates for these phones, but we do know that both will be available in China very soon.

Remember Microsoft Pink? It’s just been unveiled as a pair of handsets from Sharp called the Kin One and Kin Two. The devices are mostly based on Windows Phone 7, but they offer a totally different experience.

The entire user interface is custom to Kin and has a heavier social media slant, a custom browser and what’s this?, no support for third-party apps. The displays support multitouch with no support for in-browser Flash or Silverlight.