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UPDATE ~ Android now has around 50% of the global market share for smart phone operating systems, making it easily the most popular.

In all, there are over 200 combinations of phones and plans! We've got two main ways to help you compare...

1) View Plans by Model. Choose your Android phone brand below & browse all the plans and prices available

2) Use the Visualiser. Graphically compare the minutes and data available in each plan using our visualiser

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Android Mobile Phones: Ranked by Popularity

HTC One X NEW Super-powerful quad-core Android phone with polycarbonate casing Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	20 Plans	29 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
HTC Sensation XL Android phone with 4.7" touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	12 Plans	14 Deals	$98 Max. Saving
Samsung Galaxy S 2 16GB Second generation Galaxy S with 4.3" screen and 1080p video capture Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	23 Plans	18 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 16GB World's first Android Ice Cream Sandwich device Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	26 Plans	17 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G NEW Powerful Android phone on Telstra's super-fast 4G Network Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	4 Plans	4 Deals
Motorola RAZR Super-thin android handset with Gorilla Glass and vibrant display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	5 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy Note NEW 5.3" Android phone/tablet hybrid with powerful processor and stylus Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	16 Plans	18 Deals	$118 Max. Saving
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Ultra-thin, 4.2 inch phone running on Android 2.3. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	1 Plan	0 Deals
HTC Incredible S Gingerbread Android device with 8MP camera and 4 inch Super LCD screen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	4 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy Ace Mid-range Android device with 3.5 inch screen running Android Froyo Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	7 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Slim, 4.2" phone running on Android 2.3.4 Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	12 Plans	8 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
Samsung Galaxy W Mid-range Android Gingerbread device with 3.7" display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	9 Plans	7 Deals	$58 Max. Saving
HTC Velocity 4G Fast 4G LTE Android smartphone with 4.5" screen and instant capture camera Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	4 Plans	0 Deals
LG Optimus Black Mid-range Froyo device with 4 inch screen and 1GHz processor Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	7 Plans	7 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
Samsung Galaxy Fit Budget smartphone with 3.3" capacitive touchscreen and 5MP camera Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	13 Plans	0 Deals
LG Optimus 3G Quad-band phone with Wifi and Bluetooth. Sleek faux metal finish. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3 megapixels Video player Email	8 Plans	8 Deals	$222.50 Max. Saving
Motorola DEFY Dust & shock proof, water resistant phone, powered by Google Android. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	1 Plan	0 Deals
HTC Sensation Dual-core Android phone with 4.3" screen and Sense UI Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	12 Plans	10 Deals	$198 Max. Saving
HTC EVO 3D Great Android device with glasses-free 3D display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Slim, compact Android phone with 8MP autofocus camera Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Explorer Entry level smartphone with expandable memory Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3 megapixels Video player Email	10 Plans	0 Deals
LG Optimus 3D Dual core Android 2.2 device with 3D Screen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Gaming phone developed in partnership with PlayStation Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	1 Plan	0 Deals
LG Optimus One Touchscreen phone running on Android 2.2. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3 megapixels Video player Email	1 Plan	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S 4 inch SUPER AMOLED Touchscreen. Ideal for media playing. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	4 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Xperia S NEW Stylish Android device with 12.1MP camera & 4.3", 720p display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 12.1 megapixels Video player Email	4 Plans	0 Deals
BlackBerry Bold 9780 + Playbook Includes BlackBerry Playbook and BlackBerry Bold 9780 in one bundle Android Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email GPS	0 Plans	0 Deals
Dell Streak 5" reinforced Gorilla glass display, tablet/phone hybrid that fits in the pocket. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Garmin A10 Built in GPS with HSDPA connectivity. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Garmin A50 Touchscreen phone with pre-loaded maps and GPS Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Google Nexus S 1 Ghz Processor, 16GB Memory, preinstalled Google Apps, Android OS (Gingerbread), WiFi Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player GPS	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Aria Mid-range Android phone with capacitive touchscreen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC ChaCha Mid-range Facebook-centric device running Gingerbread Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Desire Well designed, performs well and is full of fun features. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Desire HD HD Video Recorder with Massive 4.3 Inch Touchscreen & 8 megapixel camera. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Desire S Solid successor to the HTC desire with 3.7" screen and expandable memory. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Desire Z 3.7" Touchscreen with a new Slide out QWERTY Keyboard, powered by Android Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Google Nexus One Android AMOLED touchscreen with 5 megapixel camera Android Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player GPS Accelerometer	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Legend HSDPA connectivity speeds, AMOLED touchscreen, powered by Android Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Magic Slim Google Android phone with 3.2 inch touchscreen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3.2 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC One S NEW Super-thin Android 4.0 Device with 4.3 inch Display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans To be released on plans soon!	0 Deals
HTC Rhyme Android phone with 3.7" super LCD capacitive touch screen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Salsa 3.4 inch Android Gingerbread device with Facebook integration Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	1 Plan	0 Deals
HTC Sensation XE Android handset with Beats Audio, 8 megapixel camera and HD video Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Wildfire Android Phone with Touchscreen & Swype for onscreen typing. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
HTC Wildfire S 3.2 inch display, 5MP camera and 600MHz CPU. Running on Gingerbread. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player GPS	0 Plans	0 Deals
Huawei X1 NEW Great entry level smart phone with 3MP camera Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3.2 megapixels Email GPS	0 Plans To be released on plans soon!	0 Deals
INQ Cloud Touch Facebook-centric Android phone with 3.5 inch screen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
LG Optimus Chic Android phone with 5 megapixel camera and Google services. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
LG PRADA Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	12 Plans	16 Deals	$99 Max. Saving
Motorola Atrix Dual-core phone with 4 inch screen and WebTop App Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Backflip Bold, unique design with rear facing qwerrty keyboard that folds out under screen. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Defy + Water resistant and dustproof phone with scratch resistant display Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Dext Touchscreen smartphone with slide out QWERTY keyboard. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Flipout Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 3 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Milestone 2 Excellent performing handset powered by the awesome Android Froyo OS. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Motorola Quench An affordable, yet well-designed Android phone. 3.1 inch touchscreen. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy Ace + Galaxy 10.1 Tab Includes Samsung Galaxy Ace and Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tablet Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy Icon Touchscreen phone using Google Android and with access to the Android app store. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 32GB World's first Android Ice Cream Sandwich device Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S 8GB 4" super AMOLED touchscreen - ideal for media playing. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB NEW 4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0 Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans To be released on plans soon!	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S III 32GB NEW 4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0 Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans To be released on plans soon!	0 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S III 64GB NEW 4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0 Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player GPS	0 Plans To be released on plans soon!	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Android 2.3 device with 3.7" LED backlit LCD screen Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Sleek design with 4 inch touchscreen and 8- megapixel camera.. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 8 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini A small phone that is still capable. Best for those who want to keep it simple. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player Email	0 Plans	0 Deals
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Slider with both touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. 5 megapixel camera. Android Touchscreen Wi-Fi 5 megapixels Video player GPS	0 Plans	0 Deals

Quick Notes about Google Android:

Android allows developers to write applications using Java libraries developed by Google. Android is a complete set of software for mobile devices including an operating system and key mobile applications.

Over 50,000 apps in Android App Store
100 000 new activations of Google Android phones per per day
Originally based on the Linux 2.6 Kernel, also uses C and C++ and Java ALL applications use Java, making a uniformed framework
Can even modify the OS and current apps
Operating System versions tend to be named after desserts (Eclair, Cupcake, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb)
Designed for easy use for OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Open Handset Alliance
WebKIT is the core of the browser. Same core as Apple
Android 1.5, or “Cupcake” allowed video recording, support for the stereo Bluetooth profile, a customizable onscreen keyboard system, voice recognition, and the AppWidget framework (which allowed developers to create their own home screen widgets).
Many phones still use backdated OS such as 1.6 or 1.5, so backwards compatibility for apps can be an issue. World’s first complete and open mobile platform
Version 4.0 or "Ice Cream Sandwich" was announced on October 19, 2011 and included facial recognition unlock amongst other improvements.

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Android Plans in Australia

For Australian customers there are plenty of Android mobile phone options available. Recently, the most popular models have been the Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola RAZR, HTC Sensation and HTC Incredible S.

Due to overwhelming popularity the Android operating system is now the most popular in Australia and is well supported by Australian carriers.

Android Plan Availability

There are hundreds of different Android phone and plan combinations to choose from. Android plans are available from:

Vodafone (on their new 850Mhz network)
Optus
Virgin Mobile
Telstra
Dodo
TransACT

Why Choose Android?

The most compelling reason to choose an Android phone is quite simple - flexibility. Forget being tied to a single phone manufacturer, with Android you have plenty of manufacturers and handsets to choose from. This brings competition between manufacturers which means one thing for consumers - big savings!

Add to that the availability of over 50,000 apps and you can see why Android recently became the most popular handset operating system in the world.

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Android Mobile Phones: Ranked by Popularity

HTC One X NEW

Super-powerful quad-core Android phone with polycarbonate casing

Android phone with 4.7" touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera

Second generation Galaxy S with 4.3" screen and 1080p video capture

World's first Android Ice Cream Sandwich device

Samsung Galaxy S II 4G NEW

Powerful Android phone on Telstra's super-fast 4G Network

Super-thin android handset with Gorilla Glass and vibrant display

Samsung Galaxy Note NEW

5.3" Android phone/tablet hybrid with powerful processor and stylus

Ultra-thin, 4.2 inch phone running on Android 2.3.

Gingerbread Android device with 8MP camera and 4 inch Super LCD screen

Mid-range Android device with 3.5 inch screen running Android Froyo

Slim, 4.2" phone running on Android 2.3.4

Mid-range Android Gingerbread device with 3.7" display

Fast 4G LTE Android smartphone with 4.5" screen and instant capture camera

Mid-range Froyo device with 4 inch screen and 1GHz processor

Budget smartphone with 3.3" capacitive touchscreen and 5MP camera

3G Quad-band phone with Wifi and Bluetooth. Sleek faux metal finish.

Dust & shock proof, water resistant phone, powered by Google Android.

Dual-core Android phone with 4.3" screen and Sense UI

Great Android device with glasses-free 3D display

Slim, compact Android phone with 8MP autofocus camera

Entry level smartphone with expandable memory

Dual core Android 2.2 device with 3D Screen

Gaming phone developed in partnership with PlayStation

Touchscreen phone running on Android 2.2.

4 inch SUPER AMOLED Touchscreen. Ideal for media playing.

Sony Xperia S NEW

Stylish Android device with 12.1MP camera & 4.3", 720p display

Includes BlackBerry Playbook and BlackBerry Bold 9780 in one bundle

5" reinforced Gorilla glass display, tablet/phone hybrid that fits in the pocket.

Built in GPS with HSDPA connectivity.

Touchscreen phone with pre-loaded maps and GPS

1 Ghz Processor, 16GB Memory, preinstalled Google Apps, Android OS (Gingerbread), WiFi

Mid-range Android phone with capacitive touchscreen

Mid-range Facebook-centric device running Gingerbread

Well designed, performs well and is full of fun features.

HD Video Recorder with Massive 4.3 Inch Touchscreen & 8 megapixel camera.

Solid successor to the HTC desire with 3.7" screen and expandable memory.

3.7" Touchscreen with a new Slide out QWERTY Keyboard, powered by Android

Android AMOLED touchscreen with 5 megapixel camera

HSDPA connectivity speeds, AMOLED touchscreen, powered by Android

Slim Google Android phone with 3.2 inch touchscreen

HTC One S NEW

Super-thin Android 4.0 Device with 4.3 inch Display

Android phone with 3.7" super LCD capacitive touch screen

3.4 inch Android Gingerbread device with Facebook integration

Android handset with Beats Audio, 8 megapixel camera and HD video

Android Phone with Touchscreen & Swype for onscreen typing.

3.2 inch display, 5MP camera and 600MHz CPU. Running on Gingerbread.

Huawei X1 NEW

Great entry level smart phone with 3MP camera

Facebook-centric Android phone with 3.5 inch screen

Android phone with 5 megapixel camera and Google services.

Dual-core phone with 4 inch screen and WebTop App

Bold, unique design with rear facing qwerrty keyboard that folds out under screen.

Water resistant and dustproof phone with scratch resistant display

Touchscreen smartphone with slide out QWERTY keyboard.

Excellent performing handset powered by the awesome Android Froyo OS.

An affordable, yet well-designed Android phone. 3.1 inch touchscreen.

Includes Samsung Galaxy Ace and Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tablet

Touchscreen phone using Google Android and with access to the Android app store.

World's first Android Ice Cream Sandwich device

4" super AMOLED touchscreen - ideal for media playing.

Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB NEW

4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0

Samsung Galaxy S III 32GB NEW

4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0

Samsung Galaxy S III 64GB NEW

4.8 inch 720P display with social-tag camera and Android 4.0

Android 2.3 device with 3.7" LED backlit LCD screen

Sleek design with 4 inch touchscreen and 8- megapixel camera..

A small phone that is still capable. Best for those who want to keep it simple.

Slider with both touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. 5 megapixel camera.

Quick Notes about Google Android:

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