The Definitive Android Smartphone Guide

The basic lowdown on Droids, Cliqs, Xperias, Moments and Heroes - broken down by price, carrier, processing speed and other features.

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Although phones featuring Google's open-source Android operating system have been out for more than a year, it's only been in recent months that the platform has really caught on. In fact, this fall alone has seen the debut of several new high-profile Android devices from such esteemed manufacturers as HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Samsung. However, all these big smartphone releases are bound to leave casual observers confused — after all, if so many devices featuring Android are being released at once, how can we differentiate between them? In this slideshow, we'll give you the basic lowdown of each smartphone and break them down by price, carrier, processing speed and other features.


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