T-Mobile has today launched a Time Limited Offer featuring FREE Android mobile phones on pay monthly contracts priced at just £6.50 per month (shown as £10.50pm in your basket, with a discount applied automatically).

Running for a minimum contract term of 24 months, the deals offer a choice between:

• Samsung Galaxy Mini
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) software
• 3.1″ touchscreen
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Built-in GPS

• T-Mobile Vivacity
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) software
• 3.5″ touchscreen
• 5 megapixel camera
• Built-in GPS

Along with your choice of FREE handset, the promotional price plan includes 50 minutes, 250 texts and 250MB internet browsing allowances. When added to your basket, the price plan shows at its normal price of £10.50pm along with a discount of £4pm, resulting in a monthly cost of just £6.50.

Optional T-Mobile boosters

During online checkout, you’ll be offered the option of adding various “boosters”, which can be used to beef up the price plan’s inclusive allowances at an additional monthly cost. Examples of boosters include unlimited texts, landline talk and calls to other T-Mobile UK customers.

Time Limited Offer

This special offer from T-Mobile runs for one week starting from today (16 March) and ending on Friday 23 March 2012. As always, these deals are subject to availability, so don’t dilly-dally if you fancy snapping one up.

» View all T-Mobile Android phone deals (opens in a new window or tab)

Shuffling in a little awkwardly and looking slightly embarrassed at its later-than-billed arrival, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is finally available on Vodafone in the UK.

To Vodafone’s credit, it’s certainly better to postpone the launch of a new handset until known gremlins have been sorted out. In the case of the Galaxy Nexus, there was an issue that caused the volume to drop all by itself, without warning. With the software bug now resolved, Vodafone has finally released this next generation Android mobile phone to the waiting masses.

» Buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Vodafone (opens in new window / tab)

As previously reported, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first Android phone to feature Android’s version 4.0 software, which is intriguingly named as ICS / Ice Cream Sandwich.

The handset’s features include a pin sharp HD screen, 1080p HD video, dual core processor, 8.5mm slim body with textured grip on the back and a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash.

Vodafone’s exclusive online savings

Currently available exclusively to customers who buy the Galaxy Nexus online direct from Vodafone, selected price plans include one or both of:

- Save £5 a month + get 2GB BT Openzone Wi-Fi access included
- Get 25MB/day of inclusive mobile data allowance for use in selected European countries

When bought direct from Vodafone’s UK online shop, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available from FREE on price plans costing from £41 per month or from as little as £26 per month in return for paying an upfront charge for the handset.

The first of a new generation of Android-based mobile phones, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is causing a bit of a stir in the world of smartphones. Powered by the newest version of Android’s phone operating system, Android 4.0 ICS / Ice Cream Sandwich (more on this below), the Galaxy Nexus also features:

- 4.65″ 1280 x 720 pixel true HD contoured screen (the world’s first Super AMOLED display)
- 1.2GHz dual core processor
- 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and 1080p HD video
- Slim body (8.94mm) and bezel, textured grip on the reverse
- 1.3 megapixel front camera

Buy / pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

This new phone is now moving to pre-order status with UK mobile networks. First out of the blocks is 3 / Three, which has the Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset available to pre-order right now, with others following soon (links will be updated accordingly below):

» Buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on 3/ Three (opens in new window / tab)

» Buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on O2 (ditto)

Order online now for delivery dates on or after 18 November 2011.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android ICS

Compared with previous Android software, Ice Cream Sandwich / ICS is claimed to be even easier to use and prettier to look at. It even has a novel gimmick, too: you can unlock your mobile phone simply by looking into it, using Face Unlock facial recognition.

The phone offers extensive integration with Google Mobile services including:

- Android Market™
- Google Calendar™ syncing
- Gmail™
- YouTube™
- Google Maps™ with 3D mapping and turn-by-turn navigation

All told, this latest phone from Apple’s biggest rival has plenty to offer the Android faithful – and should also attract many a new user to the Android smartphone experience.

» Buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on 3/ Three (opens in new window / tab)

More Samsung Galaxy Nexus Specs

- Dimensions: 135.5 x 67.94 x from 8.94 mm
- Weight: 135g
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC
- Sensors: accelerometer, compass, gyro, light, proximity, barometer
- 1GB RAM + 16GB to 32GB internal memory

Check out what’s flying off the virtual shelves at Vodafone’s UK online shop this week. The network’s top ten pay monthly mobile phones are presented below in alphabetical order.

Various optional extras are available at a modest extra cost on Vodafone’s pay monthly price plans – examples include their Sat Nav Pack and inclusive calls to 0870, 0845 and 0800 numbers.

1. Apple iPhone 4 16GB on Vodafone

- Black or white
- Choice of 12, 18 and 24 month price plans
- Handset price from FREE to £299 on pay monthly price plans
- Monthly cost from £26 (over 24 months)

2. Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB on Vodafone

- Not the latest model, but it’s a more affordable option and no slouch!
- Black only
- Handset price from FREE to £199 on pay monthly price plans
- Monthly cost from £26 (over 24 months)

3. BlackBerry Bold 9780 on Vodafone

-  5 megapixel camera, QWERTY keypad, touch sensitive trackpad
- GPS satellite navigation, 3G, Quad band, Twitter & Facebook social networking
- Mobile internet service with push email
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £26 per month
- Monthly cost starts from £20.50 (over 24 months with £99 initial cost)

4. BlackBerry Curve 8520 on Vodafone

-  2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keypad, touch sensitive trackpad
- GPRS, Quad band, Bluetooth, one touch keys
- Mobile internet service with push email, IMs and Facebook updates
-  Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £15.50 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs with BlackBerry internet service

5. BlackBerry Curve 9300 on Vodafone

- 2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keypad, touch sensitive trackpad, dedicated media keys
- Fast 3G connection, GPS satellite navigation, slight rubber finish for better grip
- Mobile internet service
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £20.50 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs with BlackBerry internet service

6. BlackBerry Torch 9800 on Vodafone

- 5 megapixel camera with picture stabilisation, autofocus and “zero shutter” (take pictures without infuriating delays after pressing the button), slide out QWERTY keypad
- Touchscreen with pinch to zoom (for the first time on a BlackBerry), touch sensitive trackpad
- Mobile internet service with push email, social network apps (Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn)
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £31 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 12, 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs with BlackBerry internet service

7. HTC Desire on Vodafone

- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, 3.7″ touchscreen
- GPS navigation, 3G, WiFi, Quad band, Bluetooth
- Android OS, instant delivery of Twitter and Facebook updates, emails delivered to your home screen
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £26 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs, monthly cost from £20.50 (£99 initial cost over 24 mths)

8. HTC Sensation on Vodafone

- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging and HD video recording
- 1.2 GHz processor (faster than HTC Desire HD or Sony Ericsson Arc), 1GB internal memory, 8GB card slot
- Android OS, 4.3″ touchscreen with QHD SLCD technology, 3G, Quad band, GPS, Bluetooth
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £36 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 12, 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs, monthly cost from £26 (£199 initial cost over 24 mths)

9. Nokia C3 Slate on Vodafone

- Slate or Pink colour versions
- 2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keypad, MP3 player
- Multi IM (log in to one, chat to friends on multiple messaging services)
- One click access to multiple social networks
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £10.50 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 12, 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs

10. Samsung Galaxy S II on Vodafone

-  8 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, HD video recording, 2 megapixel front facing camera
- 4.3″ super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display, super slim 8.49mm depth
-  Android 2.3 OS, 1.2 GHz processor, Cisco AnyConnect VPN
- FREE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN BOXSET (ends 30 June 2011)
- Handset from FREE on pay monthly price plans from £36 (over 24 months)
- Choice of 12, 18 or 24 month Vodafone tariffs, monthly cost from £26.50 (£299 initial cost over 24 months)

These and many other popular mobile phones are available to buy online right now at Vodafone’s UK online shop.

1. Apple iPhone 4 16GB Black – on The One Plan

- 5 MP camera with LED flash and HD video recording
- 3.5″ touch screen Retina display
- FaceTime video calling
- The One Plan: 2,000 minutes, 5,000 texts, all-you-can-eat data
- £69 handset cost + £35 pm over 24 months (or £19 + £40 pm)

2. Samsung RV150 2/320 Laptop + ZTE MF112 USB Modem – 3 mobile broadband (15GB)

- 2.1GHz Celeron Dual Core T3500 processor + 320GB hard disk drive + Windows 7 Home Premium
- 15.6″ LED HD 16:9 Superbright gloss display
- Free ZTE MF112 Black USB modem included
- Mobile broadband 15GB monthly data allowance
- FREE initial cost + £1.99 delivery + £36.42 pm over 24 months

3. Apple iPhone 4 16GB White – on The One Plan

- 5 MP camera with LED flash and HD video recording
- 3.5″ touch screen Retina display
- FaceTime video calling
- The One Plan: 2,000 minutes, 5,000 texts, all-you-can-eat data
- £69 handset cost + £35 pm over 24 months (or £19 + £40 pm)

4. SIM Only – 3 SIM 300

- Keep your own phone and get inclusive calls, text and data with 3′s SIM only deals
- SIM 300 – 12 month contract
- 300 minutes, 3000 texts, 1GB mobile internet
- FREE initial cost + £10 pm over 12 months (or £15 pm on a rolling 1 month contract)

5. Samsung Galaxy S II – on The One Plan

- 8 MP camera with LED flash and HD video recording
- 4.3″ Super AMOLED + screen
- Android OS, 16GB internal memory
- The One Plan: 2,000 minutes, 5,000 texts, all-you-can-eat data
- FREE initial cost + £35 pm over 12 months