Could we see the first Android phone next week?

Rumor has it that chip manufacturer ARM will be showcasing an Android phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. Could this be our first real peek at what the platform has to offer?

It’s interesting that ARM would be a company that chooses to show off Android. Traditionally, ARM licenses processor technologies for use in everything from iPhones to routers, but they doesn’t actually make the processors themselves.

This announcement follows that of HTC, which as already said that it will be one of the first manufacturers to offer an Android device. NTT DoCoMo has also recently announced a joint venture with Google to create one of the first Android handsets.

So, who will really be first? Only time will tell.