Phones in Australia
As of 24th September 2010 the following Android phones are available to be bought in Australia.
| Manufacturer | Phone | Version | Available from |
| Dell | Streak | 1.6 | Optus – from November 1 |
| Garmin-Asus | A10 | 1.6 | Optus |
| Garmin-Asus | A50 | 1.6 | Optus |
| Nexus One | 2.1 | Vodafone (exclusive) on contract | |
| HTC | Desire | 2.1 | Telstra (exclusive) on contract |
| HTC | Dream | 1.5 | Optus |
| HTC | Hero (GSM) | 1.5 | Harvey Norman (unlocked, outright) |
| HTC | Legend | 2.1 | Vodafone Crazy Johns (coming to Three also, not sure when) |
| HTC | Magic | 1.5 | Vodafone (12 and 24 month contracts), Crazy Johns |
| HTC | Tattoo | 1.6 | Harvey Norman (unlocked, outright) |
| HTC | Wildfire | 2.1 | Coming to Telstra in August |
| LG | GW620 | 1.5 | Crazy Johns |
| LG | Optimus | 1.6 | Telstra |
| Motorola | Flipout | 2.1 | Vodafone – from October |
| Samsung | i7500 Galaxy | 1.5 | Optus (outright and on 24 month contract) |
| Samsung | Galaxy S (i9000) | 1.5 | Optus (outright and on 24 month contract) Virgin |
| Samsung | Galaxy Tab | 2.2 | All carriers from November |
| Sony Ericsson | X10 | 1.6 | Optus (24 month contract), Telstra, Three |
| Sony Ericsson | X10 Mini | 1.6 | Telstra |
If the phone you want isn’t here, don’t forget you can buy it from an overseas website and have it shipped to you in Australia.
Disclaimer: I have prepared these links in good faith and get absolutely no kickback, payment or inducement to add links to the above table.
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What plans are available in Australia?
The Australian version of the Lifehacker website has put together a guide to contracts and plans available with the major providers for their available Android phones. Great stuff!
And now they have also released a guide to current prices for handset outright purchase.