Google released Android 2.2 in May, but it took months for the update – which brings Flash support, speedier performance, Wi-Fi sharing and other enterprise-friendly features – to get customized by the various phone manufacturers. Samsung started a European rollout of its version of Froyo on 18 October, but it was only on Thursday that UK contract customers got it.“Froyo starts rolling out today; everyone will have it by the end of Nov. To prepare, get the latest version of Kies,” Samsung UK said in a post.

The Galaxy S has been a very successful handset for Samsung. On Thursday, the analyst house IDC said the manufacturer had posted the best growth of all smartphone vendors in the third quarter of 2010 – up 454 percent on the same quarter last year -thanks to Galaxy S and Wave devices. The nearest level of growth was experienced by HTC, another Android manufacturer, which saw 176 percent year-on-year growth.

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Those hoping for a DROID 2 Global R2-D2 Edition will be disappointed as the DROID 2 Global is only available in the standard black and new white option. Hardware features of the DROID 2 Global are identical to the regular DROID 2 with a 3.7-inch WVGA display, five mega-pixel cameras 16GB of storage and Android 2.2 Froyo. The DROID 2 Global is available now for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.

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Sony Ericsson are having universal appeal and different in key areas of imaging, music, designs and applications. The Xperia X10 mini comes with 5 megapixels camera with LED flash, autofocus and macro setting. Sony Ericsson has used the Android OS 1.6 as the operating system for the Xperia X10 mini.Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini has grabbed all the eyes with its size. It is amazed that the smart phone could be fitted in to the size. It is 16mm thick and weight for 88 grams. It is lightweight and small where can fit into your palm. The features of Xperia X10 mini also allow you to tweet through your mobile and let you friend know what are you doing and feeling. First, Xperia X10 mini has widgets take up entire home screens.

Lastly, the advantages of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini would be the small size. It is lightweight, portable and attractive from the outlook. The high quality of camera would let capture the memorable moments in a clear and good quality picture. High sensation satisfaction would be granted through an Xperia X10 mini.
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The Sony Ericsson W205 is now available to order on a pay monthly deal with T-Mobile. Our favorite deal is priced at £30.00/month, a tariff that offers you 15 months free line rental, working out at just £5.00/month once cashback is claimed.

This deal also includes a free handset, 600 minutes, 500 texts and 1GB data. The handset is also available to order on pay monthly deals with O2 and Orange, with prices starting from just £1.04/month.
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Nokia is already bringing out its new flagship smartphone, the N8, in October. So a slightly budget-priced release around the same time aimed at the masses makes sense.

The C3 Touch and Type is a candybar-shaped kit that combines a 2.4-inch touchscreen with a traditional physical keyboard. While that may sound quite basic, it also packs top-end features including a five-megapixel camera with flash, an browser, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VoIP with HD Voice, a microSD slot expandable up to 32GB and ‘USB On-the-go’, which enables the phone to act as a plug n’ play media drive. Although pricing details have not been confirmed, the C3 is expected to cost around £120, making it a very reasonable option for entry-level buyers.
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The good: It is a slim and handy handheld with a roomy keyboard and decent call quality. It comes with Android 2.1, a full HTML browser with Flash Lite, Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPS.

The bad: The display on the Charm is not as vibrant as most other Android phones, and the small screen real estate really makes MotoBlur feel very messy than ever. It has a bad photo quality also.

The bottom line: If you can look past its design pitfalls, the Motorola Charm is an affordable and usable entry-level Android handheld. Android power users, on the other hand, may want to look elsewhere.
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Being a touchscreen business smartphone, it offers SMS, MMS, email, Push email, IM and Quickoffice document reader to fulfill the desires of its users. Furthermore, it features Google maps, Facebook, twitter, YouTube and Picasa integration. It is also a great navigation tool that features A-GPS support with Google maps.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro also includes a powerful 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and image stabilizer option ensuring you to take unforgettable moments. And yet it features excellent music player and video player to entertain you.

Just slide-up the slider and capture those unforgettable moments via the integrated 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. It is also a great music device that comes with excellent music player and Shake control and SenseMe option.

What’s more, the Sony Ericsson Hazel has got A-GPS support with WisePilot navigation to navigate any desirable locations during the journey. This handset has made from the finest eco-friendly materials as well as it comes with Walkmate, CO2 calculator. It also offers to its users, a better voice quality experience, with Noise Shield, Clear Voice and Intelligent Volume Adaptation.

Especially designed for those smart users, Motorola Droid has been fully endowed with high-tech features and technologies. It sports an extra-large size of 3.7-inch TFT touchscreen display that comes with multi-touch input method and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate.

It is also an Android-powered smartphone that has Google application including Google search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Maps. Using the integrated A-GPS support, you can easily navigate any desirable locations during the journey. In terms of multimedia front, Motorola Milestone Droid offers powerful 5-megapixel camera, music player, stereo FM radio and expandable memory card. With Wi-Fi support, the device can connect to broadband-like internet service no matter where you are.

It is an excellent Walkman music device offering its users to enjoy great quality of music on the move. It includes Walkman media player 4.0 with TrackID music recognition, Sense Me and other notable music features. In the box, it includes a supplied memory of 8GB to keep those fond memories.

The Sony Ericsson W995 Silver is not only a music device but it offers great imaging tool that features an impressive 8.1-megapixel camera with LED flash, image stabilizer and geo-tagging feature. With A-GPS support with Way finder navigator, you can easily finding out any desirable locations during the journey.