T-Mobile has branded the HTC Hero the phone G2 to continue on from the G1

T-Mobile is will release the G2 in 58 of its top stores today, making T-Mobile the only network with two Android phones.

The handset, also known as the HTC Hero, has been branded the G2 to ‘continue the G1 legacy’ and will be sold alongside the G1.

The network hopes to differentiate from other networks with the phone, which has unique G2 branding.It will also give customers access to the its ‘web and walk’ portal for applications, which will work alongside the Android app store.

The G2/HTC Hero is not exclusive to T-Mobile and is also available in Carphone Warehouse and on Orange.

The handset is being sold alongside the G1 online – after the network said that G1 sales had remained ‘constant’ and not dropped off. The operator reported 100,000 unit sales of the G1 after six months on sale – it also topped first day sale records for the network.

T-Mobile was coy on targets for the new phone but T-Mobile’s new proposition development manager, Regan Whitehead said: ‘It is a different situation than with the G1 – I hope we’d be able to punch above our weight with this.’