Samsung's Galaxy S Android smartphone.
2010 will be a landmark year for Google's Android operating system in Australia. Offering a number of benefits over Apple's iPhone including an open applications market, a customisable user interface and full multitasking, the Android platform continues to go from strength to strength.
There are now more than 10 Android smartphones on the market in Australia from a wide range of manufacturers including HTC, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola and LG. For those who want an alternative to the iPhone, we've rounded up the best Android smartphones currently available in Australia.
For this roundup, we've looked at the premium Android handsets. For a comparison of cheaper Android smartphones, including Motorola's DEXT, Backflip and Quench models, LG's Optimus and GW620, Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro and the Garmin-Asus A10, see our Australian budget Android smartphone super guide.
Motorola's Milestone smartphone.
| Feature | HTC Desire | Samsung Galaxy S | Google Nexus One | Motorola Milestone | Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 | HTC Legend | Current Android version | 2.1 (Éclair) | 2.1 (Éclair) | 2.1 (Éclair) | 2.1 (Éclair) | 1.6 (Donut) | 2.1 (Éclair) | UI overlay | HTC Sense | Samsung TouchWIZ 3.0 | None | None | User Experience Platform (UXP) | HTC Sense | Screen size | 3.7in | 4.0in | 3.7in | 3.7in | 4.0in | 3.2in | Display technology | Capacitive AMOLED | Capacitive Super AMOLED | Capacitive AMOLED | Capacitive TFT | Capacitive TFT | Capacitive AMOLED | Display resolution | 480x800 | 480x800 | 480x800 | 480x854 | 480x854 | 320x480 | Multitouch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Keyboard | Touch screen | Touch screen | Touch screen | Touch screen + physical QWERTY | Touch screen | Touch screen | Camera | 5 megapixel, autofocus, face detection, geotagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus, face and smile detection, geotagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus, geotagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus, geotagging | 8 megapixel, autofocus, face and smile detection, geotagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus, geotagging | Camera flash | Single LED | No | Single LED | Dual LED | Single LED | Single LED | FM radio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Internal memory | 576MB | 16GB | 512MB | 133MB | 1GB | 512MB | External memory | microSD card (up to 32GB) | microSD card (up to 32GB) | microSD card (up to 32GB) | microSD card (up to 32GB) | microSD card (up to 32GB) | microSD card (up to 32GB) | Dimensions | 119 x 60 x 11.9mm | 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9mm | 119 x 59.8 x 11.5mm | 115.8 x 60 x 13.7mm | 119 x 63 x 13mm | 112 x 56.3 x 11.5mm | Weight | 135g | 119g | 130g | 165g | 135g | 126g | Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon (1GHz) | ARM Cortex A8 (1GHz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon (1GHz) | ARM Cortex A8 (600 MHz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon (1GHz) | Qualcomm MSM 7227 (600 MHz) | 3G network bands | 850/2100MHz | 900/2100MHz (Optus/VHA variant), 850/2100MHz (Telstra variant) | 900/2100MHz | 900/2100MHz | 900/2100MHz (Optus/VHA variant), 850/2100MHz (Telstra variant) | 900/2100MHz | Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g | Bluetooth | 2.1 with A2DP | 3.0 with A2DP | 2.1 with A2DP | 2.1 with A2DP | 2.1 with A2DP | 2.1 with A2DP | Quoted talk time | 390 minutes | 390 minutes | 420 minutes | 390 minutes | 480 minutes | 390 minutes | Quoted standby time | 360 hours | 576 hours | 250 hours | 350 hours | 425 hours | 360 hours | Adobe flash support | Yes | No (Yes after 2.2 update) | Yes | Yes | No (Yes after 2.1 update) | Yes | Australian carriers | Telstra | Optus, VHA, Telstra | Vodafone | Optus | Optus, VHA, Telstra | VHA | Other features | Accelerometer, Digital compass, ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Digital compass, ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Digital compass, ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Digital compass, ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Digital compass | Accelerometer, Digital compass, ambient light sensor |
What's your favourite Android smartphone? How does your Android phone stack up against the competition? Let us know in the comments below!
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