Samsung Galaxy S I9000

The good: blazingly fast 1GHz processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, good camera Which supports 720p video recording, intuitive main menu interface, built-in 16GB memory (2GB reserved for apps), supports video calls.

The bad: No camera flash, Adobe Flash not supported in browser, one-day battery life, custom software needs improvement.

The bottom line: This Android smartphone is an excellent high-end smartphone Android That Will benefit greatly from a few software tweaks to Improve ITS custom TouchWiz UI.

Huawei Ideos

Huawei just officially announced the Huawei Ideos, a smartphone that follows in the company's tradition of affordable devices. Uncharacteristically, though, this one's shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo, the latest iteration of Google's mobile OS.

Being a budget smartphone, specs are a tad on the underwhelming end. However, you do get the full Android experience with Froyo, which adds full Flash compatibility and WiFi hotspot capability, among other features you'll rarely find in the lower range of mobile devices.

Details of the Huawei Ideos include a 2.8-inch touchscreen display (240 x 320 resolution), a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, aGPS, stereo Bluetooth, 3G with HSDPA, WiFi and microSD card expansion (up to 16GB). Processor is a paltry 528MHz, though, so we're really not sure about the prospects of Flash on the browser, even if it is available.

It will be a raw Android device, meaning it won't come with any tweaks or UI overlay. At the entry-level prices they're looking at (Huawei says it should be well under $200, without a contract), I don't think there's really much to complain about. This actually sounds like a sweet deal.

Available in four colors (yellow, blue, black and purple),the Huawei Ideos should begin appearing in some markets within the next two weeks.